Photographing Water Droplets

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Hi Guys,

Will have free run of the house on Tuesday, so I will be converting the living room into a make-shift Water Droplets studio.

I will be using Gavin Hoey's water droplets video as a guide, (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwExpFDUC9Y) but I am looking or any additional tips from those who have experience in this field. I will have all the equipment that is in the video, bar a macro lens. Will this hold me back?

On Wednesday, I will be moving onto 'Fruit Splash in Fish Tank' photography (examples - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR3YMpNJO5E). Again, I have an idea for a set-up, but I am puzzled as to how to achieve both a white background and have my subject illuminated with just one light. Someone has suggested that I could just use a piece of white paper and let the natural light illuminate it, but once I have exposed the camera for the flash gun, surely the white will just turn to grey/black? Again, I have quite literally no experience so please correct me if I'm wrong.

Thanks for reading, I would love to hear you tips.

Sid.
 
It's not overly difficult to get interesting and entertaining shots. I had a crack at it while I was waiting for my vasectomy anesthetic to wear off and got some acceptable results. I wrapped a bowl in Santa Claus Christmas paper and dropped strawberries and such like into it. Everything got wet, but I had fun experimenting, so it was all good.
 
Hi I've had a go at water droplets before - try changing the white balance setting to get different feel to your pics - see my web site www.asseenphotography.co.uk and search under 'out of the ordinary' have fun!!:)
 
Gary Kinghorn said:
It's not overly difficult to get interesting and entertaining shots. I had a crack at it while I was waiting for my vasectomy anesthetic to wear off and got some acceptable results. I wrapped a bowl in Santa Claus Christmas paper and dropped strawberries and such like into it. Everything got wet, but I had fun experimenting, so it was all good.
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I don't mind making an effort to get an interesting image, but a vasectomy seems extreme just to get water droplet shots!
 
Gary Kinghorn said:
It's not overly difficult to get interesting and entertaining shots. I had a crack at it while I was waiting for my vasectomy anesthetic to wear off and got some acceptable results. I wrapped a bowl in Santa Claus Christmas paper and dropped strawberries and such like into it. Everything got wet, but I had fun experimenting, so it was all good.
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You should have been dropping plums into water :lol:
 
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