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09/02/2003 09:28:41 AM · #1 |
Hi all..
Would need to seek you help here..
I need to get a shot of a melting ice cube suspended in mid-air against a black background..
Couldn't think of how to do it..
Anyone has any ideas??
Thanks.
Regards,
Eric Wong |
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09/02/2003 09:34:44 AM · #2 |
Suspending could be accomplished either by illusion (use of a mirror) or in reality. To do it in reality you'll have to make the the icecube with invisible thread (available at any fabric store) through the middle or by figuring out how to string up the cube after the fact.
Just watch your lighting so as not to reveal the invisible thread.
(I've never done this myself. These are just ideas that came to mind when you presented the problem.)
Message edited by author 2003-09-02 09:35:04.
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09/02/2003 09:37:15 AM · #3 |
If you put it on a black surface and a black background, it will appear to be in mid air when you take the photo, for example in this photo. You can't distinguish the background and the surface from each other.
If you really want to suspend it, take a piece of thin black cotton and place it on the ice-cube. Then put some salt on your finger and push the cotton down onto the ice. This will stick it to the cotton so you can dangle it.
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09/02/2003 09:42:24 AM · #4 |
you could suspend it with about anything... freeze a string of some sort into the cube and then photograph it... then photoshop the string out of the image.
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09/02/2003 10:04:39 AM · #5 |
Thanks..!!
Think I'll use a black cloth to create the black background.
Suspend the ice cude with a black cotton thread.. Will photoshop the thread out later.
I noticed that when taking the icecude out of the freezer.. the cude is usually "white" in colour (instead of the clear - see through effect we all see from the adverts..)
I tried running it under some cold water... it did put some "clearness" into the cude..
Is there a special process that I should freeze my ice cude in??
Eric |
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09/02/2003 10:05:49 AM · #6 |
use distilled water, so it has no elements of anything else in it
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09/02/2003 11:25:56 AM · #7 |
Use the distilled water, and boil it before you freeze it - hot water placed in the freezer (believe it or not) creates clearer ice cubes.
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