Photographing Raindrops
Sunday 22 December 2024, 20:02 by Nando Harmsen | 2,478 views | 6 commentsThis article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.
During these dark winter months, going outside to take photos can be rather unappealing. Especially when it is raining. But you can use the drops that make up rain as a subject for photography.
Make it rain indoors. Drop by drop, at the pace you decide. That is drop photography, a great way to pass the time when taking photos outside is less appealing.
You can do it on a low budget by letting drops fall from a tap. That gives you little control, though. A dropper offers more possibilities. It is a small investment that can provide hours of fun.
I bought a dropper like that a few years ago and played around with it. It produced some nice photos. I also suggested this as an idea for the dark winter months before. Read the article again.
After a long time, I got the dropper out again. It was time to take my time and play around with photographing drops. This led to some nice results that might inspire you too.
Would you like to know more about how I made these photos? Then you can visit my website, where you can also find behind-the-scenes photos.
Are you looking for something fun to do during the long winter evenings, or is the weather too bad outside? Then this kind of photography can be a nice change.
About the author
Nando Harmsen has been photographing for more than 40 years. He specialises in wedding photography and landscape photography. Nando also gives talks, workshops, masterclasses and photo trips, and regularly reviews new and interesting equipment.
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6 comments
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TW van Urk wrote on Monday 23 December 2024 at 12:32 | replyNice article and a great subject to fill a few grey days during your Christmas holiday!
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By the way, there is also an earlier article on Photofacts about the how and what of drop photography: Photographing High-speed Water Drops -
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TW van Urk wrote on Tuesday 24 December 2024 at 11:06 | reply
Unfortunately, I haven't gotten around to that yet. There are so many things in photography that I like. But who knows .... !?
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Donald Willemsen wrote on Tuesday 24 December 2024 at 12:48 | replyIndeed a cool idea for the winter months. There is one downside to it: if you have published a few photos on, for example, social media, then hundreds of similar photos will be published by others within no time.
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