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How to photograph Water in Motion

Watch this video tutorial to learn how to photograph water in motion using simple clamp lamps.
Article By Robert Grant Video By Robert Grant

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We were working on a shot for a major cosmetics company. I was assisting. The photographer said to put up the diffusion tissue vertically. After setting it up we placed a tray in front of the tissue with black velvet paper on the bottom of it, and then filled it with water. It was only 1/2 inch deep. The photographer told me to place one light behind the tissue to reflect the light onto the water. We put the cosmetic jar in the water and the light was wonderful the way it gradated across the surface of the water and created a beautiful reflection. After getting the exposure correct I thought we were done, but no. Now he had me hold the jar a few inches above the water. He got behind the camera and at the count of three I dropped the jar as he pressed the shutter, it created a nice splash, and I was amazed. Well, it was before digital photography so we shot many exposures. The next day we got the film back and the shots were stunning. The motion of the water made it a really cool image. In our tutorial on freezing motion you will see how this technique is done. So experiment with things in motion using different shutter speeds and you will create some great images.

For more info on equipment used see: Photo and Grip Equipment for Clamp Lamp Studio


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Sasha Gitin
This Article was produced by Sasha Gitin and Robert Grant: co-founders of LearnMyShot.com.  Sasha is a fabulous food Photographer shooting for advertising and editorial industries. Robert Grant is a very creative Commercial Photographer shooting advertising and editorial, based in Connecticut. Two humble guys trying to keep you educated and entertained.

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윤경 노
5 years ago

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기막힌 발상이군요. 좋아요

Lorna Hodges
5 years ago

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Water Droplets

My first attempt.

Airton Morassi
6 years ago

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Splash

Water balloon Gamo CFX Royal 4,5 mm Nikon D5000.

Sujith Sethumadhavan
6 years ago

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Experiment with Strawberry

Nikon D3000 F5.6 1/200 ISO-100

    Robert Grant
    Robert Grant
    6 years ago



    cool

Deen .
6 years ago

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Droplet

Thanks for the tutorial ..

    Robert Grant
    Robert Grant
    6 years ago



    Good Crown

Deen .
6 years ago

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Droplet 2

Followed the methods and got this result .. Thank u again :)

    Robert Grant
    Robert Grant
    6 years ago



    Very Nice…I like the silvery feel

    Ivone Nance
    6 years ago



    Thank you Robert was very helpful.

John Silk
7 years ago

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Robert great tutorial. This has certainly given me some ideas to try out; hopefully I can post my humble efforts in the next few days and see what you guys think. Great site, keep up the good work.

    Robert Grant
    Robert Grant
    7 years ago



    Thank you. We are trying hard to make things easy to do and understand.

john stires
john stires
7 years ago

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droplet exercise 1

Thanks for sharing your ideas and tricks, MUCH better than a class!

    Robert Grant
    Robert Grant
    7 years ago



    Thanks, we try to get you there without having to learn stuff you don’t need to know

    john stires
    john stires
    7 years ago



    Ah yes, but learning ‘tricks’ teaches a great deal about SERIOUS photography. Your tutorials and tricks translate into learning what extreme speeds, apertures and ISO’s actually accomplish. I know I’ve learned a ton of stuff and I’m a serious animal/landscape shooter (grizzlies)

john stires
john stires
7 years ago

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another drop

Another ‘thank you’!

    SASHA GiTiN
    SASHA GiTiN
    7 years ago



    great splash, really well composed image

franco scozzarella
7 years ago

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Thank you Robert for helpful tips, I appreciate. Cheers

    Robert Grant
    Robert Grant
    7 years ago



    thank you

franco scozzarella
7 years ago

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Thanks to Robert for this great tutorial….

Splash….

    Robert Grant
    Robert Grant
    7 years ago



    Hi Franco, sorry about the late response….this is quite good..very unexpected for me.

SASHA GiTiN
SASHA GiTiN
7 years ago

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this one one is awesome. It’s perfect! very creative Franco !!!

Robert Grant
Robert Grant
7 years ago

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I love this as well…it has more of a still life feel, and a single object with a frozen motion…really good

Robert Grant
Robert Grant
7 years ago

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I like this one better..not as many elements…I’m glad you liked the tutorial, thank you

Robert Grant
Robert Grant
7 years ago

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This is good too, but I like the one below better


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