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FollowSplash shot in studio. Backlit with blue gel shot by Tyler L. Hitchcock
Splash shot in studio. Backlit with blue gel shot by Tyler L. Hitchcock
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Awards
Chatter Award
Zenith Award
Top Shot Award 21
Legendary Award
Contest Finalist in Splash Photo Contest
Member Selection Award
Featured
Contest Finalist in Freshmen 2016 Photo Contest Vol 2
Summer Selection
Peer Award
Superb Composition
Outstanding Creativity
Top Choice
Absolute Masterpiece
Superior Skill
Magnificent Capture
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Behind The Lens
Location
The photo was taken at Mohawk college, Fennell campus in Hamilton Ontario Canada for an assignment in the creative photography program.Time
This picture was taken at mid day in the studio at school. It was around 2 in the afternoon I think.Lighting
I used a small softbox to light the subject from the front and used a blue gel on a snooted strobe to backlight the glass through a sheet of tracing paper to give the blue glow in the background. I also used a low power settings for a quick recycle time on the strobes.Equipment
This was shot with a Canon 7D mark ii and a 18-135mm lens. I used a manfrotto tripod and two 300/w strobes. My friend Clint assisted me with dropping the raspberry into the drink while I hit the shutter release.Inspiration
A very good up and coming photographer I know, Patricia Menendez took a splash image with a martini glass which inspired me to do it myself. I added to the concept by using the blue gel to add a receding colour to the background and I used a very red raspberry to add an advancing colour near the focal point of the image which was the "splash" (Patricia's image was great but had no colour)Editing
Yes. I always run my images through Photoshop. I made some level adjustments and increased the contrast and clarity through camera RAW and cropped the image a bit as well as clone stamping to fill in the areas around the blue glow with deep black from the shadow parts of the image.In my camera bag
Used to be Canon 7D mark ii, then it became the 6D and now adays it's the Sony a7iii and Sony a6300 with the 85mm f1.8 and 19mm Sigma Art lensFeedback
Timing is key to capturing a nice splash image. That and freeze framing the impact with a flash at low power for a quick recycle time.