Any good guides/examples of still life photography?

[Messiah Khan]

Im a bit bored, so im probably going to have a play with some still life shots(Most likely macro still life). Was just wondering if anyone knew of any guides or good examples, or had any general tips. Ive got 2x50w daylight bulbs(Not much I know) and a ghetto style lightbox. Any ideas?

 

[Messiah Khan]

Ok, ive started playing around with beanshoot things and water droplets. But here a question for you lot.. how do I make big water droplets? Im guessing I have to increase the viscosity of the water, but when I add shampoo to make it thicker, it doesn't seem to help. Smells nice though.

 

[Ewan]

Funnily enough I was reading something in a thread on here about an hour ago and someone said to use oil instead of water when using water droplets in photos. Worth a try :shrug:

 

[Messiah Khan]

Cheers. What sort of oil you recon? Olive oil or sunflower oil?

 

[..MD..]

not to sure about this mate but i think you need whatever has the thickest consistency.. good luck i wana know how you get on with this..

 

[Messiah Khan]

What you recon to honey? Lol.

 

[Messiah Khan]

Ok, now I have a small plate with samples of;

Olive oil
Shampoo
Liquid hand soap
Runny Honey
Golden Syrup

Place your bets now!

 

[..MD..]

good luck

 

[Messiah Khan]

Golden Syrup is giving quite cool results. Im going to try and get the shutter speed up, so i can catch the droplets as they fall.

 

[Inkblots]

Use baby oil/shampoo, its perfect!

 

[Puz]

Use baby oil/shampoo, its perfect!

Yup I used baby oil to do 'water' drops.. You get a nice crisp sheen on things

 

[Inkblots]

Did it come out ok?

 

[Messiah Khan]

Did it come out ok?

Got bored of it in the end. The golden Syrup started crystalizing under the lights so it starte looking a bit weird. I'll attempt it again sometime, but could do with better lights.