Ordinary Spot Extraordinary Shot

I think it is a common misconception that you need to be in some amazing place to take an amazing photo or even amazing photography equipment, but that’s not true. Although both those things help make it easier on a photographer with a little creativity and resourcefulness anything is possible. Water drops are one of my favorite things to photograph. They always look so beautiful and it was something that I really enjoy. Only problem was that I don’t have an external flash, but I decided to attempt the photos with my camera flash and it turned out!

So here’s the set up. Take a sheet of aluminum foil and place it on your counter. Then place a glass baking dish on top with water inside. Then fill up a zip lock bag with water. Find a way to attach the bag to something above the glass dish. I have upper cabinets so I used a string and had the bag dangle above the baking dish. pull on the bottom corner of the bag until water begins to drop. Use a pencil and place it where the water is dripping. This will help you find the right focus. Once you get your focus you no longer need the pencil. Make sure your camera is on a tripod and that you are using some sort of macro device (lens, tubes, filters). I had filters so I used them. I used the flash on my camera instead of an external flash, because I don’t own one.

In order to get the rainbow background I used some holographic tape. I taped it to a candle lid and propped it up against the glass dish. I then used a flashlight to light the tape so it would show the rainbow. Overall I think it turned out very well!