I like doing water drop photos for four reasons: 1) it looks deceptively simple, 2) the challenge in capturing the moment of impact, 3) the surprising images you can capture, and 4) the fact there is no right way to do it. For my most recent attempt at water drop photography, I light the drop from below, so the light would come up through the water. This is different compared to other water drop photos where they light from the side or from above. I feel lighting the drops from below give them more of a liquid glass appearance and an inner glow. Surprisingly, the set up for these photos was relatively simple. I used the following items: large edged baking sheet (to catch any overflow), a bowl (to protect the flash equipment), a flash with radio trigger, an upside down aquarium (water drop platform), ...
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