Memories Through The Lens
Splashes Project
The challenge was to let a few glasses splash at more or less the same time. After consulting the internet we build a sort of ramp on which we release a cart with our glasses.
Building the set-up for the splash photo’s is more simple then one might think. The main goal is to make a set-up where all the variables can be controlled.
For this purpose the glasses are glued to a shelve. The shelve is mounted on an sort of small cart. We had to add the cart since sliding the shelve alone did not give the desired reproduceble speed and timing results.
The cart is placed onto an inclined shelve on which a small piece of tape is placed to be able to release the glasses from the same position every time.
Another challenge was to freeze the motion, and freezing it on the right moment. We used a MIOPS Smart+trigger to trigger the flashes. The out-burst of light is so short that it freezes the action. Figuring out the delay for the flash to fire after the cart hit the board was the next challenge.
The complete setup summarised:
The shape of the glasses used and the amount of the liquid have influence on the shape of the slashes. In our preparation we therfore tested different glasses and several levels of liquid and recorded all the splashes.
After deciding on type of glass and the amount of liquid used,
we had a final shoot with the selected glasses filled.
we had a final shoot with the selected glasses filled.
So when the picture is ready to be taken:
- the light is dimmed,
- the shutter is opened with a 5 second exposure,
- the glasses are released from the marked position,
- gravity pulls them down, hitting the fixed board with a sound trigger attached,
- flash is triggered. Shutter closes, picture taken, short pause, lights on again.
- the shutter is opened with a 5 second exposure,
- the glasses are released from the marked position,
- gravity pulls them down, hitting the fixed board with a sound trigger attached,
- flash is triggered. Shutter closes, picture taken, short pause, lights on again.
The final results
