A simple and fun way to photograph water drops

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A simple and fun way to photograph water drops

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Күн бұрын

This is one of my favorite in-home photography projects. The whole setup only took about 15 minutes (with a frying pan, a ziplock bag, water, my camera and flash) and it was surprisingly easy to get great photos freezing water drops in the air. It was so easy that I thought "This would make a great video to show you all how to do this at your house" and so I set out to shoot this "How-to" video. I hope you give this a try!

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@gabriellechisholm5411 Жыл бұрын

I've watched a few of these videos and the zip lock bag: that's brilliant. And the key - so simple, but I wouldn't have been able to figure it out. Love the simplification of the backgrounds. Thanks for a great video, Jeff.

@nicksmith885 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jeff - Your video is a great help. My first ever water drop photo session turned out far better than I hoped. All thanks to your video!

@JeffCable 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome - Glad you were able to make it happen!

@henryhasz8217 3 жыл бұрын

I just tried this with my Cannon Rebel and used a 75-300 lense and the results were almost identical to the pictures he showed at the end of the video! I used the same camera settings he mentioned at the start of the video. If you have a camera I would suggest trying it.

@raydavidson4890 2 жыл бұрын

Followed your video like a cookbook recipe. People were astonished with my results and especially when I explained to them what they were looking at. Great instruction!

@SanMiguelBulls 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this information, I can’t wait to experiment and have fun…

@umfilmmaker8253 Жыл бұрын

I love this idea! Stunning results. ❤

@JeffCable Жыл бұрын

You should all share some of your results. I would love to see them.

@dianeschuller 3 жыл бұрын

You make this sound easy -- and fun. I'm going to have to get the instruction book out for my off camera flash to see how to operate it now!

@onyourmarkphoto 2 жыл бұрын

Fun! The one thing I learned after trying this is that when water drops and hits the surface, you need a slight hesitation to get the column rising and rebounding. I want to try to get a hole the right size to get a collision effect. Macro photography is so cool! Thanks for sharing this Jeff.

@xinqiwang3301 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic! You've just got new subscriber

@joealmont7668 8 ай бұрын

I work for the edgerton center. He is the guy who came up with the strobe. And he is also famous for the picture of the water drop like that, which we have that hanging up in our museum. We had a device that you press a button and it made the drop like that and you can adjust the speed of the drop. Harold edgerton was also the father of stop motion photography and high speed photography.

@JeffCable 8 ай бұрын

This is really cool. Is there a web site to get more information about the center?

@miguelsuarez1511 Жыл бұрын

Cool video.... easily explained. Thanks

@jamescook9774 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I tired this and got some GREAT SHOTS in a short time. Getting the focus dialed in was the limiting factor.. and finding an interesting background.

@JeffCable Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad you were able to make it work for you. :)

@12stringacousticsinger-jos51 3 жыл бұрын

I've just tried this with a Canon 80D with a 100mm Sigma macro lens, results were impressive thanks for the lesson. I used the same set up to photograph a splashing gin and tonic for a local venue.

@jvusa 4 жыл бұрын

Wow...This is amazing Jeff, Thank you for the information....

@randygoodsell1533 3 ай бұрын

Excellent info

@katiemunro2331 8 ай бұрын

This is a really great tutorial! Thank you for sharing

@JeffCable 8 ай бұрын

You are very welcome

@lokhincheung1344 3 жыл бұрын

Cool ! i'll try the setting as you do, thankyou.

@michalhughes5345 2 жыл бұрын

SO cool! Great info! Totally want to try this!

@sweatshirts623 Жыл бұрын

This is amazing !!!

@JeffCable Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it! :)

@sweatshirts623 Жыл бұрын

@@JeffCable very much ! I'm new to camera but I'm gonna try this . Its simple , beautiful and very artsy ! Thank you so much 🥰

@TheAl3xyno 10 ай бұрын

nice video.short and awsome.

@shupingyin8082 2 жыл бұрын

very clever setup

@prabhakaransathasivam6197 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. I have smartphone only. Realme7 i too tried to catch rain drop.... Result is 40 to 50 percent of yours... Here tough one is timing... 🙄👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@silviaoselkaifotografia7198 5 ай бұрын

Great! Tks!

@ChileThailandtravel 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I have subscribed

@armandoolan2943 Жыл бұрын

i used burst mode on my cam so i can catch water drops

@JohnHayesOnLine 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeff thanks for that, amazing results. Just a question for you. I have bought a flash and need to learn all about it. Are there any particular settings on the flash ? Thanks John

@daisynguyen307 3 жыл бұрын

Great. Thank you so much.

@JeremiahDaniel1995 2 жыл бұрын

Beyond the Lenses 📷

@charlessands6933 2 жыл бұрын

If you think people will think that's a mess, you need to go beyond the front door more often.

@agsilvafernandes 5 ай бұрын

wonderfull Thanks

@jaishruti 4 жыл бұрын

This is super cool stuff thanks for the great learnings

@nilanthamichael5345 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@JeffCable Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome

@woutermissiaen4745 10 ай бұрын

Cool!!

@IanJones942 6 ай бұрын

What's the arm holding the Ziploc bag? Where can I get one?

@JeffCable 6 ай бұрын

I used one of the attachable arms from one of my light stands. Get creative. :)

@michellepatry6184 Жыл бұрын

Merci

@rajdeepchakraborty3259 11 күн бұрын

Hi, can you mention the flash used

@JeffCable 7 күн бұрын

I was (and still am) using the Canon 600 EX-RT flashes

@EricTobiasPhotography 3 жыл бұрын

great video! what kind of clamp did you use with your boom to old the plastic bag?

@paulochavarin3168 3 жыл бұрын

Sir thank you

@JH-tg3dv Жыл бұрын

what model lights are they... great video! going to try this!

@JeffCable Жыл бұрын

I used the Canon 600EX-RT flashes for this.

@tomwhyte 3 жыл бұрын

How come you were shooting at f/16 and your image wasn’t completely black because I am trying to recreate the same thing and I have two soft box lights and a smaller daylight bulb. I’m not using flash as I don’t have any but I’m trying to shoot at 1/800th + and f/5 + so that it’s as crisp as possible but the image is really really dark so even when I’m in Lightroom I can’t really recover the shadows because it introduces so much grain and ruins the image. Have you got any advice?

@JeffCable 3 жыл бұрын

The reason that the images are not black is that the strobes are strong enough to light the drop. They also freeze the drop regardless of the shutter speed.

@meryochoa2011 Жыл бұрын

@@JeffCable I love it ! what brand of flashes are you using there? thank u!

@JeffCable Жыл бұрын

@@meryochoa2011 All Canon - mostly EX-600RT

@vasilikivogdou7838 3 жыл бұрын

That’s great! Would other lenses give similar results? I only have a 15-45mm lens..

@basvanderscheer4799 Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial one qeustion what is the ideal flash power

@JeffCable Жыл бұрын

ETTL and let the flashes do the work for you. :)

@SamuelHeins 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool, going to try to duplicate. Just need to buy stuff. Any recommendations on macro lense and remote flash

@JeffCable 2 жыл бұрын

Depends on what kind of camera you are using. Any decent macro lens will work. As for flash, I prefer using flashes with wireless triggering, but it is not required.

@SamuelHeins 2 жыл бұрын

@@JeffCable I will probably pickup up a used camera on OfferUp. Probably Sony or Fuji. Thanks for the tip on flash

@TheMusicTimeMachine. Жыл бұрын

can you just use your camera flash instead of multiple seperate flashes

@JeffCable Жыл бұрын

That will probably not be enough flash power.

@TheMusicTimeMachine. Жыл бұрын

@@JeffCable Fair enough, guess i need more gear then. I really could do with a storage to store all the camera equipment that I only use occasionally. It's an expensive gig if you only use handful of times throughout the year.

@VeraTansanica 10 ай бұрын

Were do you find this music 🎶 🎵.

@JeffCable 10 ай бұрын

Sorry - I can't remember. :(

@ItalianMama52 3 жыл бұрын

Love it! What is the contraption holding the bag of water?

@JeffCable 3 жыл бұрын

I just used one of my light stands with a boom arm to clamp the bag.

@ItalianMama52 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff!

@veraskarafta8409 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jef thanks for info, I just learning photography, this week and I never know how photographer can make water droplet, untill I saw this video. Really appreciated. But I have a question, how’s the back ground can be reflected in the water ? is it because you aim the flash direction to the background? if I don’t have flash would it be the same? thank you

@JeffCable 3 жыл бұрын

Veraska - you will really need a flash for this project for two reasons, first to light the background and create the reflection, but more importantly to freeze the droplet.

@tjedwards38 3 жыл бұрын

Hi thanks for the video Geoff,what trigger are you using Geoff please is this a Pluto, I'm just getting started with photography, kind regards,

@tjedwards38 3 жыл бұрын

Jeff, sorry

@JeffCable 3 жыл бұрын

I am using the Canon ST-E3-RT transmitter. :)

@tjedwards38 3 жыл бұрын

@@JeffCable Thank you,is that kinda like the same thing as Pluto?

@yuxiang3147 Жыл бұрын

What flash lights are you using?

@JeffCable Жыл бұрын

Using Canon flashes. You don't need more than that.

@dorisveillet5683 3 жыл бұрын

How many triggers do you need for 2 flashes?

@JeffCable 3 жыл бұрын

One trigger can fire many flashes. :)

@scotjohnson8612 Жыл бұрын

Love the tee where’d you find it?

@JeffCable Жыл бұрын

A gift. It is the "Life is good" brand

@scotjohnson8612 Жыл бұрын

I searched online even chatted with the company they told me they had no products with cameras. Love your videos… the search continues.

@JeffCable Жыл бұрын

@@scotjohnson8612 That was given to me years ago. Probably not made anymore. :(

@ajrose7845 2 жыл бұрын

How do you know exactly when to shoot?

@JeffCable 2 жыл бұрын

You can just watch the water drops and guess at the best timing. It takes a little practice but...

@FrankJimenez-xf4ds 3 ай бұрын

How are you triggering your camera

@JeffCable 3 ай бұрын

I just used a remote cord. Inexpensive and it works. :)

@tarjei99 3 жыл бұрын

You have a black platter. Is that necessary??

@JeffCable 3 жыл бұрын

Not really - but it probably helps a bit.

@fayas6494 4 жыл бұрын

Sprb

@pawelmod3292 6 ай бұрын

Why ISO 800 it you could easily get ISO 100?

@JeffCable 6 ай бұрын

I found that ISO 800 worked well. You could also shoot at a lower ISO and power upo the flash a little more.

@ckpostings6634 3 жыл бұрын

Hi I take photos I would like it if you could please give me some tips on photography

@ramipo1 Жыл бұрын

as you said it looks easy but its not man, too much "laboratury rehearsal"