Here is a little video on how I did the flash photography with Canon Speedlites while dropping items into a tank of water. With a white background, I used a Canon Speedlite 580ex II on the left and right of the fish tank with water. They were set to manual 1/128sec. I had a Canon Speedlite 430ex ii on a chair behind the fish tank pointing towards the white background so it would come out pure white. This was set to manual 1/64th of a second (I would of done 1/128 but the 430ex ii can only go down to 1/64). You want to go 1/128 so it freezes the splash mid air. I also used another Canon Speedlite 430ex II in front of the tank at a 45 degree angle to fill the shadows on the front of the object your dropping. This one isn’t totally necessary cause you can angle the side flashes a little to help hit the front of the object, but I had the flash available and I liked the results better when using it. I only had to squeegee the tank splashes once every 10 or so drops when using white cause its really easy to remove the spots in Lightroom with the exposure brush. But on the black background, it was a totally different story. I had to squeegee every single time or the spots on the side of the tank would appear as bright as day in your photo, making it much harder to remove them in post. I bought a squeegee from WalMart for .50, and cut the handle off (since otherwise the handle would hit the end of the tank before I was done wiping it off). With a black background, you dont need …
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Didn’t say one word during the whole thing….And I understood everything.
Thanks for the great video.
The lights go on the left and right. There shouldnt be a light in front of the glass, thats probably where the reflection is coming from. Is thats whats happening, or something else. Maybe take a photo of the setup and send it to me teamlouish at gmail
Hi I have been trying this for the last few weeks,, How on earth do i stop the reflections in the front of the glass, and the double image from the back of the tank, It’s got my head ‘dun in’. do you level the camera so its below the water, level with the top or above the water ??,Mine dont come out anywhere near as good as yours,,,,, Any help would be a ‘godsend’,,,thanks ,,jimmy
Have you thought about a light barrier to trigger the flash?
closing your diaphragm f/11 or more too.
Set something that floats in the middle of the tank.. then focus on that, then change your lens/camera to manual focus. (then remove the item) Since your camera is on a tripod and the tank never moves, the object will always be perfectly in focus as long as you always drop it in the center of the tank where you previously focused.
How did you get it to focus?
hehe! Coolest one ever!
I did like the stop mode explaining what you use.Ace idea ! Thanks !
@Nubster12 Yeah, put one on the front left and you can use a reflector or mirror on the right.
Any chance something like this can be done with a single flash? I can’t afford 4 different strobes.
Great video, thanks…looking to try this today.
Very good. Cheers
Wow… I loved it.
Thanks for sharing mate.
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canon 580exII
What kind of flashes are they… what is the brand and model?
i tried with 2 flashes but still not enough to freeze the fruit. did you use high speed sync?
10 gallon, bought it at walmart for $10
What size tank is that?
Thanks
amazing work!
man this is simply awesome
Brilliant turorial thank you so much
Really good tutorial thanks
I hear that ”Kosher” salt is ideal for photographic processes, as it doesn’t have any nasty additives.
Chemicals can be obtained from Silverprint of London.
I love this series! Thank you so much Chris especially. Your presentations are so clear, precise and enjoyable. You are a great communicator! I can’t wait to try albumen and salt prints—I’ve always wanted to!
– thanks for that. We were working to a tight budget! :))
– I start with 6 eggs to make sufficient stock to work with then add to it at intervals with just 3 eggs. I keep the salted albumen in the fridge to stop it going off.
– 42 ml of distilled water for 10 gm silver nitrate and 5 gm citric acid in another 42 ml of water.
why didnt you show a close up of the final image it is frustrating not to see the image in its conclusion
also if i make a silver nitrate solution using 10gm of silver nitrate how citric acid and distilled water would i need to use to make a working solution
is it three or six eggs in the video you only do three but in the materials list say to use six
Some constructive criticism…I am not a photographer I am an editor, you are very easy to understand and with minimal knowledge I feel as if i could make my own prints with instruction your tutorials, They are very clear and you dont miss any steps……except it drove me nuts after 16 1/2 min when you didnt show a finished product….keep them coming …..G.
Very clear and helpful. Thank you.