Soap bubbles are really fun! Colorful, difficult, reflective, dynamic and delicate. Small bubbles are sturdier, but they have a greater curvature so that the plane of focus becomes a significant issue. Large bubbles are delicate, but easier in the focus issue. I'm still experimenting with a bubble containment field. It consists mainly of wet construction paper.
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Isn't it? I always liked the colors on bubbles, but until I caught them, they were in motion so much, I barely appreciated them.
A very cheap 60's flashback.
Thanks Matt. A few things actually, lighting's tough with bubbles.
I first made my bubble containment unit out of black wet construction paper.
I located my unit underneath a blank section of ceiling -- any lamps, lights, etc are clearly visible in the top of the bubble.
I aimed the flash at a nearby (not overhead) section of the ceiling for indirect/diffuse light.
I zoomed in like crazy! You can "zoom out" the glare-y parts.
This was one of my first and I cropped out the shadow cast by my lens. Later pictures have little or no cropping. You do have to plan and experiment to get the glare and shadows under control.
I think I'm going to play with some flat soap films because now that I've had some practice, my biggest cropping is spurred by my plane of focus.
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