I love photographing water. Technically it’s not hard to do and even with basic equipment the results can be amazing but water is a challenging subject if you want consistency. Every drip, splash or droplet of water will be a little different to the last and that element of slight unpredictability is what makes every water photo unique.
In this tutorial I make use of the uniqueness of a water splash by throwing some in the air and freezing it with a burst of flash. Repeating the action produces more splashes of a similar, yet different shape and then it’s into Photoshop to make this amazingly beautiful water heart.
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Equipment used in this video:
Adobe Photoshop CS6 http://www.adorama.com/searchsite/default.aspx?searchinfo=photoshop+cs6&category=4294967278+11&KBID=67338
Canon 60D http://www.adorama.com/ICA60D.html?KBID=67338
Canon 24-105L f/4 IS http://www.adorama.com/CA24105AFU.html?KBID=67338
Vanguard ABEO Plus 283CT Tripod http://www.adorama.com/VGABEO283CT.html?KBID=67338
Vanguard GH-300 head http://www.adorama.com/VGGH300T.html?KBID=67338
Another very entertaining tutorial Gavin! So much fun to watch and very interesting! The result is great and I especially like how you were able to mask in an image of the bottom of each glass! Perfect!
Hi Gavin, I’m curious to know more about the law that you mention about it being illegal to waste wine for photography shots. Or were you joking? I can’t find a reference to it on the net.
I admire your diligence but there may have been a bit tongue in cheek fun there 😉
Excellent video, Gavin, well presented and inspirational.
Apart from catching the water (not a lot, though!) do the black troughs play any part in capturing the images?
Err no not really but the idea of limiting the mess was solid 🙂
Hi Gavin,
Sorry for my earlier badly worded question.
What I was trying to find out was if the trough helps to accentuate the edge definintion seen on the stem of the glass, ie, the black line.
Thanks
Great tutorial. Tried this out but failed miserably at getting the shape to look like yours. I used a cable to fire my flash so I did not have any on camera flash, this resulted in the glasses having some dark almost black areas. Does your on camera flash add to the exposure?
I absolutely love this video. I will be trying this soon. Thanks Gavin…
Super tutorial Gavin!
Here is my effort!
https://www.facebook.com/833439193347228/photos/pb.833439193347228.-2207520000.1428186988./923871004304046/?type=3&theater
You are right! It was TOTALLY messy, but so much fun! I never did master the heart shape, but had such a blast, I decided to edit at least something. Here is my final product: https://flic.kr/p/vADM74
I am having such a great time watching your tutorials. Mark Wallace taught me how to use my camera and now you are teaching me PS! Love Adorama TV!!