It's amazing how you turned around the room with known objects everywhere into a mystery.... Thanks for the secret, which you have explained in very simple words....
Great video Ray! I like the progression of showing the viewers how you came up with the final shots. The claw like fingers around the door is my favorite.
thanks Ray, this video is great. It has given me me ideas for a similar project. I need to work on those shadows and the effects they can have. thank you.
I love playing around with light, it’s for that reason I have the studio equipment for when I’m not well. It’s just a pity that I don’t like shooting people...well not with a camera anyway. It’s amazing just how powerful light can be, and what you can do with it. I like how you avoided anything studio in this one to show you don’t need monos or banks of speedlights. I think that once I got the basic set up I would have had to put the digital camera away and and get a 35mm and a roll of FP4+ out. But I’m biased! Another fantastic video Ray, very well thought out, explained and executed. Hope you are well and having a good weekend.
Okay, this is getting a little silly. We are so on the same page. As you have probably noticed I don’t include humans too much in my photography. It’s not that I don’t think people are great subjects it’s just that other things drive my passion. Yes, light is king. Your insights are always interesting Mark. Be well and thank you.
Visual Art Photography Tutorials Both your channels whet my passion, and I love talking photography with real photographers. I’ve never seen you do any reviews or discuss gear beyond roughly what is needed for each assignment. Hence I'm always liable to comment on your videos. I never got the notification from this channel again and it was seeing the notification for your other channel that made me check this one. But it looks like this was posted first. The reason I don’t like shooting people it’s hard for me to take a rest and I get exhausted. With landscapes my wife will drive so I can rest between shots, wildlife is usually done in hides where I can rest. Still life I can rest any time I want. Shooting people though I can say "I need to stop and rest for a while". You have two of the best channels on UA-cam and I really appreciate the effort you put into these videos.
Ray, great ideas, I like the very last one. You have a great imagination, yours seem to flow in many directions, awesome. Back in the 70’s I took a shot on bulb, in the dark of a room, flash in hand but not shot towards the camera which was on a tripod. 1st shot, in the dark I was facing up, 2nd shot I moved my body up some. Results were a bit grainy with film, but it appeared as if the spirit was coming out of my body. It’s all about turning ideas into images and images into Visual Art Photography into reality ! 😂 Enjoy your week Ray !
I could not have said it better myself. Your 70’s photo project sounds like fun and seems interesting. Thanks so much and have a really good week Jules.
Hi, hope all is well. Nicely done. We are all different - liked the blue window, sort of captured interior but a reminder that the outside is still there. Nothing like B&W though to bring out that line between the seen & unknown that allows the mind to wonder, cheers & thanks for another great idea. :-)
Thanks so much. You are so right when you say we are all different and for me that’s one of the great things about photography. So many different visions. Have a wonderful weekend and keep well.
Very creative Ray, you have a great imagination, this makes for a good project. On a different note……, I asked you a question on your last video (on the macro channel) and I guess you didn’t have a chance to read it, so I’m going to copy it and paste it here. “I’m trying to replicate Harold Edgerton’s crown looking milk drop, it’s not working, I don’t understand the “less is more” with the flash to freeze the action, I’m shooting at full power and it’s not freezing the movement, do I need to shoot at half power or less? Do you have any videos on the subject? Thank you.”
Thanks Enrique. Sorry about not seeing your question. First, I do not have a video specifically about freezing action with flash though I have an interesting “freeze action” macro video on this channel called “a splash of fruit”. Not sure why you aren’t able to stop the drop with flash. For it to work well with flash it really helps to have a flash that has a high speed shutter sync setting so that you can pop flash with a fast shutter speed as well. Enrique, check out the video I mentioned and maybe try shooting at a higher iso with the flash to freeze the action. Hope that helps a bit and good luck!
Flash has a duration....the physical time the light is there once you've pressed the shutter on the camera.. So at full power, my 600ws strobe has a flash duration of 1/220 of a second. At 1/256 power, the duration is 1/10,000 of a second. depending on other settings on your camera, especially if your shutter speed is in the range of 1/200 or less, there's every chance that you'll be picking up some motion if you're firing at full power, meaning the droplet won't be 'frozen'. So when you hear the phrase less is best for freezing that motion, it refers to the power output of the flash, the less power the faster the flash duration the better chance you will have of totally freezing that water drop. It will also give you a better battery lifespan and a quicker recycle time. With all water droplets though the key is to shoot loads as a lot of the final 'keeper' shots are down to perfecting the timing of when you press that shutter. I hope that helps
Darn, to me all those shots look like a lil part of a composiste of a bigger one.... I can't help wonder how much time it took you to achieve this result, knowing that a 7.30s video isn't the right answer ;) Thanks Ray to remind us, a great photography is a kid/clay play before everything ;)
It's amazing how you turned around the room with known objects everywhere into a mystery.... Thanks for the secret, which you have explained in very simple words....
Thank you and be safe.
Super interesting ! Thank you ! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Great video Ray! I like the progression of showing the viewers how you came up with the final shots. The claw like fingers around the door is my favorite.
Thanks very much Neil and have a really good weekend.
Now that looks like fun. Definitely got the mind working on ideas. Many thanks Ray.
Thank you very much Martin. I’m really happy you enjoyed it and have a great week.
thanks Ray, this video is great. It has given me me ideas for a similar project. I need to work on those shadows and the effects they can have. thank you.
Thanks so much Lynn and good luck with your project. Have a wonderful day.
I love playing around with light, it’s for that reason I have the studio equipment for when I’m not well. It’s just a pity that I don’t like shooting people...well not with a camera anyway. It’s amazing just how powerful light can be, and what you can do with it. I like how you avoided anything studio in this one to show you don’t need monos or banks of speedlights. I think that once I got the basic set up I would have had to put the digital camera away and and get a 35mm and a roll of FP4+ out. But I’m biased!
Another fantastic video Ray, very well thought out, explained and executed. Hope you are well and having a good weekend.
Okay, this is getting a little silly. We are so on the same page. As you have probably noticed I don’t include humans too much in my photography. It’s not that I don’t think people are great subjects it’s just that other things drive my passion. Yes, light is king. Your insights are always interesting Mark. Be well and thank you.
Visual Art Photography Tutorials Both your channels whet my passion, and I love talking photography with real photographers. I’ve never seen you do any reviews or discuss gear beyond roughly what is needed for each assignment. Hence I'm always liable to comment on your videos. I never got the notification from this channel again and it was seeing the notification for your other channel that made me check this one. But it looks like this was posted first.
The reason I don’t like shooting people it’s hard for me to take a rest and I get exhausted. With landscapes my wife will drive so I can rest between shots, wildlife is usually done in hides where I can rest. Still life I can rest any time I want. Shooting people though I can say "I need to stop and rest for a while".
You have two of the best channels on UA-cam and I really appreciate the effort you put into these videos.
Ray, great ideas, I like the very last one. You have a great imagination, yours seem to flow in many directions, awesome. Back in the 70’s I took a shot on bulb, in the dark of a room, flash in hand but not shot towards the camera which was on a tripod. 1st shot, in the dark I was facing up, 2nd shot I moved my body up some. Results were a bit grainy with film, but it appeared as if the spirit was coming out of my body. It’s all about turning ideas into images and images into Visual Art Photography into reality ! 😂 Enjoy your week Ray !
I could not have said it better myself. Your 70’s photo project sounds like fun and seems interesting. Thanks so much and have a really good week Jules.
Hi, hope all is well. Nicely done. We are all different - liked the blue window, sort of captured interior but a reminder that the outside is still there.
Nothing like B&W though to bring out that line between the seen & unknown that allows the mind to wonder, cheers & thanks for another great idea. :-)
Thanks so much. You are so right when you say we are all different and for me that’s one of the great things about photography. So many different visions. Have a wonderful weekend and keep well.
WONDERFUL!
Thanks so much Anatoly.
Your tutorials are so practical. Thank you!!
Hi Carter. You are very kind. Have a really good week.
so pleased i didn't watch this before going to bed!! loved it! :-)
I scared myself into nightmares 😊 Hey Zena, thanks very much and enjoy your week.
Great idea
Thanks so much.
You should have WAY more subscribers
That’s amazing! Thanks for tips, I’ll definitely try it
Hi Maria. I’m really happy you enjoyed the video and good luck when you try the project.
Love it I am going to try it.
Hey Bill. Glad you enjoyed it and good luck.
some great tips in there : )
Thank you.
Very creative Ray, you have a great imagination, this makes for a good project. On a different note……, I asked you a question on your last video (on the macro channel) and I guess you didn’t have a chance to read it, so I’m going to copy it and paste it here.
“I’m trying to replicate Harold Edgerton’s crown looking milk drop, it’s not working, I don’t understand the “less is more” with the flash to freeze the action, I’m shooting at full power and it’s not freezing the movement, do I need to shoot at half power or less? Do you have any videos on the subject? Thank you.”
Thanks Enrique. Sorry about not seeing your question. First, I do not have a video specifically about freezing action with flash though I have an interesting “freeze action” macro video on this channel called “a splash of fruit”. Not sure why you aren’t able to stop the drop with flash. For it to work well with flash it really helps to have a flash that has a high speed shutter sync setting so that you can pop flash with a fast shutter speed as well. Enrique, check out the video I mentioned and maybe try shooting at a higher iso with the flash to freeze the action. Hope that helps a bit and good luck!
Flash has a duration....the physical time the light is there once you've pressed the shutter on the camera..
So at full power, my 600ws strobe has a flash duration of 1/220 of a second. At 1/256 power, the duration is 1/10,000 of a second. depending on other settings on your camera, especially if your shutter speed is in the range of 1/200 or less, there's every chance that you'll be picking up some motion if you're firing at full power, meaning the droplet won't be 'frozen'. So when you hear the phrase less is best for freezing that motion, it refers to the power output of the flash, the less power the faster the flash duration the better chance you will have of totally freezing that water drop. It will also give you a better battery lifespan and a quicker recycle time. With all water droplets though the key is to shoot loads as a lot of the final 'keeper' shots are down to perfecting the timing of when you press that shutter. I hope that helps
Cool video
Thanks.
Wow, you have a massive amount of space in your garage compared to mine. I have so much junk I couldn't squeeze a bicycle inside. 😉
Darn, to me all those shots look like a lil part of a composiste of a bigger one.... I can't help wonder how much time it took you to achieve this result, knowing that a 7.30s video isn't the right answer ;) Thanks Ray to remind us, a great photography is a kid/clay play before everything ;)
Yes Cyrille, we sometimes have to have a little fun. Thanks for watching and have a really good week.
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Thanks!
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And I’m supposed to sleep tonight? 😳😄
Good luck😉