Strawberry splash
Strawberry splash on a spoon (red background)
Explore #9, March 23rd, 2010
Personal comments (positve or negative feedback) very welcome
NO UNAUTHORISED LINKING - PLEASE ASK FIRST
NO FLASHING ICONS OR GROUP INVITES PLEASE - they will be deleted
Took this last year for a magazine article which has now been published in DSLR User magazine (March 2010 edition) in the UK. I wrote a step-by-step description of how to take this type of shot, complete with behind-the-scenes and resulting images.
For a setup shot click here or better yet, buy DSLR User mag and read the article!!
I dropped the strawberry into a small spoon from a height of about 18 inches. Most of the times I missed, but occasionally I was successfull. The only way for the cream to make a splash is if the strawberry to land from a distance. The spoon contained Marks and Spencers Single Cream.
Strobist
Background: A1 RED card
Camera left: Nikon SB28@1/16 power (gridded)
Background light (pointed at card): Nikon SB28@1/16 with red filter
The 2 x SB28 flashguns were triggered by the StopShot electronic trigger system. They were connected to the StopShot via a Hama 3-way Sync adapter and about 1 million PC-Sync cables :)
The StopShot vendor is Cognisys (www.cognisys-inc.com).
I did this in complete darkness using BULB mode. Yes it was a big mess to clean up afterwards :(
RAW processing in ALR and some cleanup in PS CS 3.0
Strawberry splash
Strawberry splash on a spoon (red background)
Explore #9, March 23rd, 2010
Personal comments (positve or negative feedback) very welcome
NO UNAUTHORISED LINKING - PLEASE ASK FIRST
NO FLASHING ICONS OR GROUP INVITES PLEASE - they will be deleted
Took this last year for a magazine article which has now been published in DSLR User magazine (March 2010 edition) in the UK. I wrote a step-by-step description of how to take this type of shot, complete with behind-the-scenes and resulting images.
For a setup shot click here or better yet, buy DSLR User mag and read the article!!
I dropped the strawberry into a small spoon from a height of about 18 inches. Most of the times I missed, but occasionally I was successfull. The only way for the cream to make a splash is if the strawberry to land from a distance. The spoon contained Marks and Spencers Single Cream.
Strobist
Background: A1 RED card
Camera left: Nikon SB28@1/16 power (gridded)
Background light (pointed at card): Nikon SB28@1/16 with red filter
The 2 x SB28 flashguns were triggered by the StopShot electronic trigger system. They were connected to the StopShot via a Hama 3-way Sync adapter and about 1 million PC-Sync cables :)
The StopShot vendor is Cognisys (www.cognisys-inc.com).
I did this in complete darkness using BULB mode. Yes it was a big mess to clean up afterwards :(
RAW processing in ALR and some cleanup in PS CS 3.0