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11/30/2005 08:10:55 PM · #1 |
An idea I had for another sites logo (photograpghy-cafe). Two things worried me, the light and pouring boiling water so close to a £600 lens - any tips?
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11/30/2005 08:39:12 PM · #2 |
backlight the steam to highlight it and or hit it with a flash from above
as well close down to have a wider DOF --
ISO 1600 ?? any reason why ?? better to be in the ISO 100-400 region with f16
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11/30/2005 08:42:28 PM · #3 |
Why not take two shots? One of the coffee cup, and one of the lense, then layer them, make adjustments, etc... You could even shoot down at a bit of an angle to see the coffee 'in the lense' with a bit of masking.
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11/30/2005 08:56:01 PM · #4 |
| Carefully glue the mug handle onto the side of the lens, and make sure the water is boiling hot before pouring it into the top. Adding coffee granules is optional. |
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11/30/2005 09:06:09 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by jhonan:
Carefully glue the mug handle onto the side of the lens, and make sure the water is boiling hot before pouring it into the top. Adding coffee granules is optional. |
not a bad idea ...
get a junked / fungus lens off ebay
scrap the insides & follow jhonan plan
sell on ebay - profit !!
hmmmm coffee cups & planters ...
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12/01/2005 05:21:00 PM · #6 |
Thanks for your hints/tips peeps, well, most of them ;)
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12/01/2005 05:58:39 PM · #7 |
what if you used smoke instead of steam ? will that look too different ?
smoke is easy, a candle will do or even a matchstick. |
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12/01/2005 06:08:25 PM · #8 |
| Incense burns with a nice thick smoke and is easier to control than water vapor. (You just have to get past the gag factor of being in close proximity with it for a long time in an enclosed room.) |
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12/01/2005 06:25:31 PM · #9 |
Thanks for the smoke idea, I had thought of it but tried to keep 'real'. Your both right and if smoke looks better then hey, I should go for it :)
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12/02/2005 01:20:02 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by tsheets:
Why not take two shots? One of the coffee cup, and one of the lense, then layer them, make adjustments, etc... You could even shoot down at a bit of an angle to see the coffee 'in the lense' with a bit of masking. |
I would second this suggestion. I'm not sure what "keeping it real" means in this context anyway. |
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