On Week 26
I showed the results of some splash photos I did with peppers, strawberries, and a lime. These were done outside with only the sun and a reflector to illuminate the scene. No flash was used for those shots and I used a fast shutter speed (1/3200) to freeze the action. I was quite pleased with the results. Later on Week 29, I again tried some high-speed shots, this time pouring liquid into glasses. These were also outside with only sunlight for illumination and I was able to use a shutter speed of 1/8000th of a second (my Canon 50D’s maximum) for the shot.
This week, we really turn up the speed. This shot was done inside with flash illumination. I used two Sunpak flashes set at 1/16th power each and triggered with my Yongnuo flash trigger. The camera was set at 1/60th second @ f/25 ISO 100 in Manual mode. The trick was to time the drop of the raspberry with the push of the shutter button! Bet you can guess it took more than a couple tries.
The difference between the outdoor shots and this one is that it’s the flash duration which freezes the motion, not a fast shutter speed. I looked up about what that flash duration is at 1/16th power and it’s – 1/15,000th of a second! Holy cow that’s fast! (And according to the chart, if my flash could be reduced to 1/128th power, the duration would be 1/35,000th of a second! Bet I could stop a bullet with that!)
I resisted the urge to post several of my better shots and decided to just post this one. I was really pleased with it and…like is always the case when I do food photography… when I’m done I EAT MY MODEL!
(Click the image to see a larger version)
I showed the results of some splash photos I did with peppers, strawberries, and a lime. These were done outside with only the sun and a reflector to illuminate the scene. No flash was used for those shots and I used a fast shutter speed (1/3200) to freeze the action. I was quite pleased with the results. Later on Week 29, I again tried some high-speed shots, this time pouring liquid into glasses. These were also outside with only sunlight for illumination and I was able to use a shutter speed of 1/8000th of a second (my Canon 50D’s maximum) for the shot.
This week, we really turn up the speed. This shot was done inside with flash illumination. I used two Sunpak flashes set at 1/16th power each and triggered with my Yongnuo flash trigger. The camera was set at 1/60th second @ f/25 ISO 100 in Manual mode. The trick was to time the drop of the raspberry with the push of the shutter button! Bet you can guess it took more than a couple tries.
The difference between the outdoor shots and this one is that it’s the flash duration which freezes the motion, not a fast shutter speed. I looked up about what that flash duration is at 1/16th power and it’s – 1/15,000th of a second! Holy cow that’s fast! (And according to the chart, if my flash could be reduced to 1/128th power, the duration would be 1/35,000th of a second! Bet I could stop a bullet with that!)
I resisted the urge to post several of my better shots and decided to just post this one. I was really pleased with it and…like is always the case when I do food photography… when I’m done I EAT MY MODEL!
(Click the image to see a larger version)