Low cost home made bubbles to show the art of color and light effects

At home you can also shoot with creativity , the use of detergents or oil to create stunning still life photos.

Art photographer Sharon Johnstone (SharonJohnstone) like still life photography. In order to create bubbles macro screen ( pictured above ) , in a full glass of water she added a few drops of olive oil. " After a lot of test shots , I found that adding a few drops from the mistakes Youpao detergent can be separated into smaller bubbles , but also to prevent them from collapsing ." She said.

To produce a colorful background , Sharon and some clever " tricks ." "I will make use of different backgrounds, all of which are from the feathers from the colorful wrapping paper to gadgets , they are simply placed next to the glass ." She explained .

Sharon headed utilize Canon MT-24EX Macro flash lighting to serve the oil and water , this device allows her uniform light shooting , which also makes bubbles finer details . "If you can hold your own macro flash , then you can use the most common, but the home stands , and even the window of natural light ." She suggested .

If you are involved in post-production techniques , Sharon simply add some contrast to enhance detail. " I always checks photographs dust ," she said , "No matter how I do it, the water always seems to have a little dust in Photoshop, you can use the clone tool to fix it , but still have to check when shooting clear , and as far as possible to remove them from the bubbles ! "

Shooting Tips

Using a macro lens , or choose cheaper ways - on the installation of a standard lens extension tube to get additional magnification.

Take a bowl or glass , on the inside filled with water , add a few drops of olive oil and detergent to create bubbles.

The SLR camera is set to the manual exposure mode, and then set the shutter speed to 1 / 250 seconds to sync .

Maintained at ISO100 low sensitivity value , adjust the flash intensity , adjust the aperture to balance light. You should start shooting aperture f/16 .It's pretty much fun than editing the photos just on the photo effects software.