No. This is NOT PHOTOGRAPHY. For me, this is JEWELRY MAKING, and you are the MASTER. I am sure I am your biggest fan. Your patience and creativity is a motivation Adam.

For anyone out there having trouble using a pen/pencil to focus or just having trouble getting your focal point at all you can try what I did as an alternative. Instead of using a pencil, pen, or similar object to get your focus, cut a piece of string and tape it to the dropper right where the water would be dripping from and let it dangle down into the water and get your focus that way. Nice to have options :) and awesome tutorial!

I absolutely liked the video. This included not only how to do the droplet pic, but also how to do photo editing. After a stunning result a good framed pic was the glorious end.

you left the highlight in the reflection, fascinating process.

Oh yeah... and those prints: Awesome!

Nice to see the process from start to finish, and those prints really do look pretty special!

Nice glasses! Thanks for sharing your expertise--much appreciated. Love your no nonsense videos. Informative and never boring or slow. Keep up the great work!!!!

Perseverance resulting in a beauty. Really stunning Adam.

Long time viewer but not much of a commenter; this is superb Adam. Just been watching a couple of your Macro Videos from a couple of years ago and you have certainly grown in confidence in that time. Keep it up - looking forward to more.

Awesome end result Adam! Keep up te great work.

Amazing. As we are in COVID lock down this is so appreciated 🙏

Nice glasses!

When the weather was so miserable the other day, was thinking about your previous videos on this subject and remembered how interesting it was with the distinctiveness of each shot. Was great to see your revisit this topic and really enjoyed the post processing section and the final product was beautiful

I'm glad you get some of those sausage shape ones too, I'm spot on at getting those 😓 I love the "toadstool like" ones. Thanks for the tutorial.

Thanks Adam, I watched the full video before and enjoyed it, and once again enjoyed this video. it is amazing the different forms you get with every splash.

Amazing photography Adam. Really enjoyed it.

HOLY WATER DROP BAMAN!!! GREAT JOB! Thank you for making this video. You inspired me to go back and attempt water drop photos again.

Stunning final image mate. Great to see your work from beginning to end result. Thoroughly enjoyable video 🙄

Great stuff Adam, I found your channel through water drop video, followed you ever since 😀 watched previous videos a couple of times & tried water drop from bag! Nice to see you’ve update this video

Fast, Focused, Friendly lesson. Printing and framing made a huge impact, Thank you !!!!

That is incredible!

I’m in my 60’s and winter photography can be tricky having to adapt with some home stuff when weather up here in Scotland is too bad. So now I’ve ordered SplashArt kit and look foreword to learning new skills. Great videos Adam great ideas Jim

It's beautiful alright! 👍❤

The glasses give you the proper Nerd look! Well done!! LOL!

I founf your video by mistake and I'm not planning to do anything similar to this but I watched the whole video because of your voice 😂 Very calm and soothing, I wish you did crafts hahaha

Great vlog Adam. Brilliant studio work on the water droplets. I tried this a month or so ago after recapping on your first vlog, the result was very impressive given the fact that I was just using a plastic bag! Thanks for sharing and great work.

Your channel should have +10M subscribed. You are so awesome. I learn many things from you. Awesome video 😊. Edit:- thanks for the pin. This is first time I got pin 😊.

Stunning work Adam, I love your droplet photos, I have tried a couple based on your earlier vlog using super basic kit and got some acceptable beginner results and I think that I will try again sometime in the future. See you next time (by the way your glasses suit you ) Del

Great work, beautiful!

That was amazing!

You forgot the reflection but other than that, I give it a 10/10

Mate those images are brilliant. You are a true artist. PS love the glasses :D I always comment as i go along. Thanks once again for the mention at the end buddy :)

This is just amazing! Thank you.

Why do macro photographers all seem to hate specular highlights? I love them myself. It gives it a glossy smooth look. BTW you don't need a macro lens. Many lenses have a close focusing distance such as the 24-105 L which is perfectly adequate. Even if you can't get close you can always use a crop camera or crop in post if you have the megapixels. And Topaz works wonders on water to sharpen it up

I´m quite advanced in drop-fotography. I already have a dedicated system for my setup: Search "Glimpsecatcher" and you will find a guy from Luxembourgh called Claude who professionally built this units for highspeed. I´m always recommending a longe macro such as a 150/180 mm lens with f/2.8 or f/3.5 to avoid water splashes on the front of your lens. Due to the fact that the action is freezed by the flash light itself it´s not necessary to use a 1/200 or 1/250 exposure. The flash will do the work for you. Try to avoid over 1/8 of your flash´s power ratio. Good luck !

Awesome images Adam, love the print, like the glasses as well they suit you!!

wowww what a beautiful photo

First man, your videos are awesome, you inspired me to get into the water drop photography. I-have been shooting some water drops lately, and i got some good results....

Fabulous tutorial - really want to try this.

Great video. Just one question. Does the water in the bowl need xamtham gum in too?

Great work, I really like your personal and photographic style!

Thank you very much, Adam I am going to give it a try.

Awesome video!! Thanks for the tutorial!! 🙂

Ive tried this once and failed but this has inspired me to try again - thanks.

Thank you for all the info , i'm very new to photography in general and this was great , quick and easy to understand to get up and running fairly quickly and lovely finished piece . nice one and good luck mate.

Great video. Thanks so much for sharing

Cracking video, cheers Adam 👍

How can someone not like this tutorial? You did amazing!!!

So Cool!! Thanks!!

Great video Adam. Fantastic image. it makes my hole in a rubber glove look a bit outdated. really enjoyed that and your Channel. Keep it coming.

You look like Jim Royle with the glasses Adam.

First. Nice glasses

Greatly enjoyed this video.

Superb! I just bought the SA2 and was experiencing the frustrations that you spoke of, so I'm glad its all part of the process and not just me being rubbish. Question is, do you just add the gum stuff to the water dropper or the bath as well? Thanks again. It was actually your videos that encourage me to buy this.

Hi Adam, another great video, I've had some great success with water drop collisions, but finding it difficult to get the actual collision to focus from front to rear. I'm using a good macro lens, and my setup is very similar to yours, I've tried various F-stops , and the water stem is always in focus. Any suggestions would be appreciated, Keep these videos coming!! Thanks.

Stunning image Adam, but quite a lot more to it than one first imagines. ;-)

Great video!! 👌

Great Video very inspirational

so beautiful ! most of people use 1-2 sec exposure in a dark room. is it possible that remaining open so long time, we are sure to get the right instant when flashes trigger while at 1/200sec you could be offset ? 1/200sec is 5msec opening while waterdorp takes 200msec to drop and fire the speedlites. I agree it works in your case but i just wondered...

Looks really great printed and in a frame :-) Good it wasn't the flash you dropped 😃

The SplashArt module is a great accessory but only works with a standard Nikon or Canon DSLR. It does not work with a mirrorless camera.

I shoot at f16 at about 16-18 inches distance with a 100 mm lens . Unable to nail focus .

I really enjoyed the video tuition so thank you for that. I did chuckle when the pencil went in!! You have a new subscriber :)

Must be selling a few Adam, first lot of colours were from "Mozzer's", now Sainsburys, watch out M&S First mans a comin !! haha ,great vid mate,

Great and helpful, thank you!

Hello congratulation for you amazing photos, I would all you il you know or raccomend Cognisys stopshot water drop. It’s a little bit expensive... thank you

Ideal for them cold wet days when you cannot get outside with the camera

My question is drop size. Are both drops the same size? Do you find a larger drop works better for rebound or smaller? And if the 2 drops are different sizes which one is larger. I have the Pluto trigger and Pluto water dropper. I have only taken a few shots with it so far but like the results. You tips are invaluable!!

I saw you used Xantham Gum... how much did you add? I know it's a thickener but curious your ratios... thanks

What solenoid valve do you use ? What is the nozzle size.

Great video. Great result.

I really enjoyed the video, as a user of the equipment you use I find it difficult to get the fine adjustment to get a good image. Could you spend a some time on the how you use the adjustment dials to get your results?

superb adam ;-)

Hi! You use xantham gum in both recipients ? Tks

I think I may have to give this a try.....was the flash strip on the vertical portion not removed from the reflection in the water on purpose? now theres a flash strip on the reflection in the water but not on the original.

Quite a set up Adam. Never knew that specialized dropper equipment was needed for this type of photography. BTW - I think you missed a spot on the desk there (LOL!). Cheers.

Very nice tut. At the end I suppose you forgot to remove the lightstripe in the reflection

Could you make a video in depth of how you printed and framed the image

i think i liked that line of light........it gave it texture and a bit of depth?!

Hi, can you give a rough idea of a good starting point of the 4 dials on the splashart machine. I know there are no markings but perhaps you could use a 360 degree clock face with 12 o’clock being 0 as a guide. Or even a photo of the positions of the dials. I have ordered a machine and I’m waiting delivery. Thanks in advance.

Hi Adam, What was the secondary flash set to? 1/32 also? This video has been so helpful!

I hate to be a stick in the mud, but you removed the light stripe on the upper part of the vertical column, but left the stripe on the lower part. I’m watching to learn and appreciate you sharing your knowledge. I’m a bit of a detail junkie and pick up on some of the little things. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and please don’t take this as a slight.

Nice. Thks

by hantax gum how much do you wear? Do you use hot water? Then some milk? When I try, I have some lumps of hantax gum in the middle, a nice thick liquid doesn't come out like in your video. I am using the pluto valve but it is not easy to find the right combination, because I have seen that with the same settings the stem or the hat does not always come out, maybe communication delays with the pluto trigger and the camera :(

Why did you go with the remote trigger for your two flashes? Doesn't the camera allow for remote flash triggering?

Interesting. One point though, and before you start to sell them, you removed the flash highlight in the stem of the water drop but the reflected stem still contains the highlight. Once seen it can't be unseen. I think it need some additional post-processing to address that.......

I noticed you have the 10S Pro Printer. I just wondered if you had any thoughts on how it stacks up against the 100s? I'm getting the hang of this a bit better now that I have watched more your videos! Thanks again!

Thanks Adam for all the information you have shown. Fantastic photos, I have tried without electronics will little success, will keep trying. Hope you don't mind me being picky, you removed the light of the stem but not off the shadow! Sorry.

another great video,love the set-up and the look behind the scenes shots.i did notice a small thing that might help later.in the editing process,you deleted the light from the flash on the "stem" of the water drop.i think you might have missed the same light on the reflection of the "stem" from the water under the drop?

Do you have any pictures or samples of.the metal print? I am interested, but I'd like to see what it actually looks like first

Awesome in-depth and clear info thank-you! My fiancé really wants to try this but we don’t know that the thing holding the tube is called . Do you happened know what it’s called please? Many thanks if you get this and reply . I realise this video is 2 years old and you may not read the comments so il see if I can find you on fb/ Twitter or instagram too . Thankyou for making your videos 🖖

Hi Adam I wondered if you could tell me how you managed to suspend the Green colours in the water without it mixing in?

I realise that you probably don't have any control over this but, the advert which played directly before your video (sponsored by Squarespace!) started, was for Wix.com :(

Adam, I love your videos, thank you! Re. Water splash photos, is there an inexpensive way to get started or do I have to invest in Splash Art equipment? I’d like to see if I like doing it first as I have a very limited budget. I Have the 105mm macro lens and two flashes, triggers etc. but need a dropper and a stand. What stand do you use? Thanks for your advice.

Hi Adam brilliant KZfaq channel. Thankyou for inspiring us all you are a legend. I have a quick question. I’ve got a Nikon D7200 and I want to get into water drop photography myself but I don’t have flash guns yet. Any recommendations you can give would be great. Cheers mark xxx

I love your instruction But I don't have those stand alone flashes ....I have a question ,,,,,Can you use the in built flash ? I have a canon 700D

Am I detecting a paper diffusion screen on his ‘Main’ flash and then subsequently PS’ing some other image.... ummh ..just like food reciepes they always leave something out.

What printer do you use?

Can you recreate this with just a simple bag set up for the drips of water..really want to do this sort of shot :)

Can you use the xantham gum in the miops water dropper?