Capturing water droplets requires a great deal of patients but the results are well worth the effort it takes to produce them, so if you’re interested in photography give it a try!
Here’s how...
· Place a wine glass on a baking tray and fill to the brim with water. Using a plastic pipette continuously drip small volumes of water into the glass to create a splashing action.
· The backdrop can vary – try using coloured card to begin with.
· An off camera flash is required to light the falling droplets from the side. Sinc this to your camera using a cable.
· Use manual focus to pre focus on the area you expect the droplet to fall. Place an object in this area so the camera has a point to focus on.
· Capturing water droplets requires split second timing so set your camera to its continuous shooting mode which will allow you to fire out several shots in straight succession.
Throughout the shoot ensure you keep your camera lens as far away from the splashing water as possible, as water on the lens will ruin any final images. Bare in mind that capturing a perfect splash is rare so keep trying and persevere. Once you have mastered the technique you may wish to try experimenting with alternative liquids and backdrops to create more visually attractive images.
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