The 8th official semihemidemiannual Random Discussion For TPBM (8)

Mike! I'm so sorry! I missed you in my summary-I LOL'd at your plant and of course melted at photo's of Christopher He is getting SO big!

misspix wrote in post #5263600
Clown phobia

Mu husband has a phobia for clowns, too.......and ET.

Ok, so I read an article about using corn syrup on acrylic as a way to shoot flowers. I figured it was simple enough to give it a shot.
Needless to say, after wrestling my makeshift studio into place, it took another 20 minutes or so to get Daisy seated properly to commence.
I was happy with what I was seeing on the LCD, but did not realize until I popped them onto the 'puter that I had reflections of my lights in my refractions of my flowers
Obviously, some practice is in order. Judge for yourselves;
The basic corn-syrup refraction

My ghetto set up

TERRI! Those are way cool!! Tell us more about how you did it!

Terri, those are some of the coolest shots I've seen from you! WOW!

misspix wrote in post #5268294
My ghetto set up

That's what I'm talking about! Nice shot. And nice set up!!

PUDDLE! We've got to get on this!!

Terri these are cool and the light reflection, IMHO, adds to #1. Like the effect of swirling your corn syrup.

I'm guessing your lights are behind you, what if you came in from underneath the acrylic and an angle with the lights? Or do you have anyway of using natural light through a window?

Permagrin wrote in post #5267475
she's about 4 months old (from what I can tell...just a bit younger than Calypso) oh and the top of her back is striped parallel like bengals as well

s'cuse the shots...I just did this so you could see her markings

Looks like markings of a Marble Bengal. Very cute kitty!

Sorry, was posting while you were. I'm thinking you need to get the acrylic above the lights. KWIM?

Teri that is ISANELY cool!!!!! I don't have any kind of lights... heck I'm still borrowing my mom's 420EX flash! I have a fresh bottle of corn syrup in the cabinet because I was going to make some discovery bottles for my classroom... now I want to do THIS!!!

T.D. wrote in post #5268297
TERRI! Those are way cool!! Tell us more about how you did it!

Thanks!
Ingredients:
Camera
Tripod
Acrylic or glass
Flowers
Something to put acrylic or glass on (author recommended 18" or so off the ground)
Corn syrup
Light Source

Through trial and error I got the camera set where it would focus on the corn syrup and not the flowers, then just messed with angles and syrup
The little article (more like little note) is in Aprils Popular Photography on page 10.

Permagrin wrote in post #5268298
Terri, those are some of the coolest shots I've seen from you! WOW!

:o Thank you, Lisa

T.D. wrote in post #5268300
That's what I'm talking about! Nice shot. And nice set up!!

PUDDLE! We've got to get on this!!

Becky N wrote in post #5268313
Terri these are cool and the light reflection, IMHO, adds to #1. Like the effect of swirling your corn syrup.

I'm guessing your lights are behind you, what if you came in from underneath the acrylic and an angle with the lights? Or do you have anyway of using natural light through a window?

Thanks!

I wanted to use natural light, but today kinda sucked for that. Grey and drippy.
I hadn't thought of using the lights underneath. I'll give that a try, thanks!

Becky N wrote in post #5268322
Sorry, was posting while you were. I'm thinking you need to get the acrylic above the lights. KWIM?

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mtnphtgrphr wrote in post #5268327
Teri that is ISANELY cool!!!!! I don't have any kind of lights... heck I'm still borrowing my mom's 420EX flash! I have a fresh bottle of corn syrup in the cabinet because I was going to make some discovery bottles for my classroom... now I want to do THIS!!!

Thanks Jen

And the author of the note said any light source, could be desk lamps even. I was using my little lights from the light box kit hubby got my for Christmas.

As promised, I have this test of the Target using flourescent lighting:

You know, I like the AWB and the WB Camera setting better. I think I just like colors more on the warm side than the cool.
And great photo's on your shelf