This week I stopped with the construction for once and just continued playing with the equipment. The only changes I made were a slightly different point of view and a few diffusers to soften the light in parts.

I go back and forth on purchasing one of the Manfrotto light tables. On the one hand my DIY light table is doing the job, but there are other things that a larger light table would make easier. I also still have leveling issues and already need to replace the acrylic on my table.

Anyways, this week I spent a few days figuring out how to achieve different shapes in order to come up with a "cookbook" of sorts on drop shapes.


Jacob's Ladder by CalevPhoto, on Flickr


Dressing Up by CalevPhoto, on Flickr


Tower Landing by CalevPhoto, on Flickr

Wonderful stuff- getting rather sculptural
Brian v.

love these shapes.
are you using dyes,and coloured gels?

Marvelous work!
Douglas

Thanks! For the drops and the base liquid I use food coloring. For the background I use colored gels.

Love them! Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to seeing more of these up here.

I'm way above the average age of most FM posters, so I can remember seeing Carmen Miranda on the TV many years ago. Your "Dressing Up" photograph immediately brought to mind her over the top wardrobes that helped make her a star of the era.

For those of you not familiar with her, here's a link to a YouTube video showing several scenes in which she looks very similar to your water drop. Chica, chica boom chic!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERYKzez97lA

Thanks, and great work on the photographs!!
Tom

Bravo!!! Fantastic shots.

Birdie