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chopper
04-05-2012, 02:30 PM
OK, for the last 3 weeks, i've been researching what it would take to shoot some high speed photography similar to this i found on Flickr (David Kittos photographer):

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2626/4118512760_e10e858899_z.jpg?zz=1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/david_kittos/4118512760/)
Strawberry Cream Splash in a spoon (blue background) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/david_kittos/4118512760/) by david.kittos (http://www.flickr.com/people/david_kittos/), on Flickr

It is a great commercial/foodie blend of photography that is probably very sellable and cool for still lifes, etc.
There are a number of products in the market that can control the flash unit properly.

I was just putting this out to see if anyone has experience or equipment who has done this previously?
If there a few people, maybe we could collaborate on pooling resources and working on some wicked shots.
etam
04-05-2012, 08:20 PM
Have you seen this?

http://youtu.be/x43yftnFBBw
chopper
04-05-2012, 11:20 PM
Have you seen this?

http://youtu.be/x43yftnFBBw

ha, just watched it now. Nice idea, but poor execution. Their shots look bad! ha ha

No, the cleaner image above needs a specific trigger to get the shot perfectly timed. A IR beam trigger or something else like that, not scattershot technique from DigitalRev .
rhommel
04-10-2012, 09:48 AM
not an expert but definitely interested!
Koala
04-10-2012, 03:42 PM
Count me in
chopper
04-11-2012, 12:36 PM
hmmm, so no experienced members in high speed photography yet? LOL
rhommel
04-11-2012, 12:49 PM
i can shoot fast.. does that count? lol
chopper
04-11-2012, 01:09 PM
i can shoot fast.. does that count? lol

hey, i'd like to see you catch a bullet shooting through an apple with your shutter finger, then i'd give you all the props! LOL
MojoMojo
04-11-2012, 02:13 PM
All rhommel needs to do is tell the bullet to make a facebook face, it'll stop for him.
rhommel
04-11-2012, 02:43 PM
All rhommel needs to do is tell the bullet to make a facebook face, it'll stop for him.

Yea, the duckface :)
Bynx
04-12-2012, 09:48 PM
Check this site. Stopshot is pretty good at controlling camera and high speed photography. There is a photo member of Ajax Photography Club who has one of these.

http://www.cognisys-inc.com/stopshot/stopshot.php
chopper
04-12-2012, 11:19 PM
stop shot is the one i was looking at but it's pricey
rhommel
04-13-2012, 06:06 AM
a lot of photogs do this just by trial and error...

IreneM of DPChallenge: http://www.dpchallenge.com/profile.php?USER_ID=52549


I don’t use any sound/photogate triggers to get my splash/drop shots. Just good old shutter/finger coordination, patience and shooting sessions lasting for hours at a time

http://www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=440344