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Water droplet photography, part one

Caution! If you take up creating images of water droplets you might become addicted. Last time I set up a droplet session I spent three days making images. With that health warning out of the way, let’s take a look at making some very cool imagery. Gear There are many

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Photography in the dog days of summer: Water droplets

We seem to be heated all throughout the country weather-wise. It’s time to take shelter with the air conditioner when it gets this hot (we’ve been in the 100s). Landscape and wildlife photography take a bit of a back seat. What to do, what to do with my camera while

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Creating condensation on glasses, bottles and cans

Don’t you just love a frosty glass of something cool and refreshing on a hot day? Nothing looks quite as cool and refreshing as an ice-cold glass with that wonderful condensation running down the side. Sure there are lots of ways to artificially create this quickly, but for my money,

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Preparing to capture water droplets

I’ve shared my water droplet photography gear setup here. You don’t need everything I shared there, but it will give a good head start on creating some solid images. The next steps start a day or two before. Water droplet solutions There are different places liquids will be used in

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Wrapping Around My Heart by Catherine Cat Evans

“Water Drops for Ukraine:” An interview with Cat Evans

World events from the past few weeks have hit close to home. As a former employee of Skylum Software, I have friends in Kyiv and, while I’m grateful that they are all currently safe, the upheaval they’ve faced is unimaginable. Early on in the conflict, I started noticing artists posting

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Have downtime? Try out water droplet photography

With photographers dealing with client cancellations, now is the perfect time to learn a new skill. Play with your photography! I recommend a session or two with water droplet photography. It can be a blast! But it doesn’t come without its share of frustration at times. Here are some tricks

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