guys today I want to tell you, how to shoot Ink Droplets, that are falling into water, forming crazy shapes and patterns.I´ll tell you which equipment you´ll need and how to set up the shoot.
Equipment:
- Various ink colors (blue,red,gree,black,...)
- Milk
- A dropper or pipette
- A fishtank, or large glass container
- A blank sheet of paper (as large as your fish tank)
- A strong light
- Any cam with manual focus works well
- Some scotch tape
- A remote for your cam if you are alone
- A tripod
So first make sure that your fish tank is completely clean (no stains that could cause some unwanted reflections) then fill it with water.Now put your cam on the tripod in front of the tank. Pace the lightsource right next to your cam and switch it on. Now look through your viewfinder and search for any reflections (remove them if possible).
Next point is to set the camera settings to manual and set a low ISO,wide aperture and a fast shutterspeed, now also set your focus to manual and put some scotch tape over your tank (like in the picture below),
thats the level we will focus on and where we will drop the ink.Hereafter hold a pencil or any other test object at the level of the tape into your tank focus on it and lock the focus(now it´s essential not to move either the tank or the camera otherwise the shots aren´t sharp).
It´s time for the ink you can mix it with some milk ,this makes the shots more plastic and vivid .Use the pipette to drop single drops into the water at the level we already set with the tape.While you shoot i´ts useful to use the remote, so you don´t have to touch the cam anymore.
Here is my set up and some of the shots I´ve taken so far :
Many ink-milk mixtures I used |
well that´s my set up
Poured a whole glass of milk in my tank looked awesome |
That photos look AWESOME, im forwarding this to my brother, he's gonna love this blog.
AntwortenLöschenWow, this looks amazing, I HAVE to try it sometime.
AntwortenLöschenNice tutorial and very awesome shots. I love the randomness of the ink in the water.
AntwortenLöschenThe milky shots are the best ones in my opinion. It makes the ink more plastic.
AntwortenLöschenDid this before at school once
AntwortenLöschenCoolest
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Soooo Groovey :D
AntwortenLöschenbeautiful shots and awesome tutorials as always
AntwortenLöschenI love photos like this
AntwortenLöschenVery creative!!! im following you for sure!
AntwortenLöschenwoah those pictures look amazing dude, followed!
AntwortenLöschenAwesome photos, if I had money for the supplies I would definitely try it out.
AntwortenLöschenThis is super-cool.
AntwortenLöschenThese are probably some of the coolest photos I've ever seen.
AntwortenLöschenWill definitely try it when I get a Fish Tank or something similar.
AntwortenLöschenawesome. gonna try this for sure :D
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Those look amazing. It's like shooting water drops - almost an art form in itself!
AntwortenLöschenFollowing!
I was just thinking of this effect not long ago, thanks for the tutorial!
AntwortenLöschenVery awesome! Will try!
AntwortenLöschenthese are incredible. i didnt know there would be so much work to set up for such a simple idea.
AntwortenLöschenwow, great photos, im glad i found this blog
AntwortenLöschenThey look insanely good! I wish I could try this out myself, but I don't have a camera :/
AntwortenLöschenwooow, that's pretty amazing, Didnt believe that was actually achievable without the use of special effects by a computer!
AntwortenLöschenAnother nice post of tips. I really love your blog
AntwortenLöschenWoah, this looks very cool
AntwortenLöschenGreat stuff, followed. Never knew this is how they did those ink shots I have seen.
AntwortenLöschenawesome photos, i'm gonna forward this to a friend I know that will try your tips out. thanks a lot mate, keep it up and I'll be following you
AntwortenLöschenThat's really intense... You are an artist!
AntwortenLöschenThe end result is too cool!
AntwortenLöschenWow!
AntwortenLöschenI'd love to try this, but, to be honest, I neither have the equipment, nor the talent.
However, your final results were amazing! :)
Following and supporting! :)
They look so good. They kind of remind me of jellyfish.
AntwortenLöschenVery Cool. I need a camera that has manual focus and a remote, but this is definitely on my list. Ive always wondered how this was done! Thanks
AntwortenLöschenHaving a lot of love for the photography field, I always love your updates and how-to's. Thanks for this amazing post!
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