timsdd aka Tim's Digital Darkroom

I need, I say I need go find that video that gave me the inspiration to try this. One, to give them some love for the idea but two, to see if I can improve on mine some more. They were actually using ink, not paint. What i found is that some thinner paint made all the difference as you will see in subsequent posts. I had some orange paint that really lit it up, it just happened to be thinner than the other colors.

And yes, red + blue = purple! But boy, the dark blue and the even darker purple proved most difficult to light! I think I need full power flash if I ever try the straight blue and or purple next time. As these are, both the main ring flash on camera and the slave camera left were @ 1/2 power manual modes. I also had a 3rd flash camera right but I am not sure what impact it had to tell you the truth!

I guess I should try adding them one at a time to see the various elements when lit!

Last of my initial offering of the jumping bass paint. I should video it too just so you have an idea of what I am dealing with….it moves…a lot!

Getting the focus/DOF dialed in would be tough enough if it stayed in the same spot but as it is, it travels in about a 5″ diameter of a circle….it’s literally all over the place.

Fun with paint! It likes to kick out the jams!!

Not my idea by a long shot but I saw a video of something similar and wanted to try and replicate it myself. Turned out pretty decent I think. Hard part is getting it lit and focused properly.

I also learned something else in the process, my Sigma DG500 Super flash is incompatible with my Canon 5DMII….gasp! While I figure out how to fix that, enjoy the paint!!