How to photograph water drops.
Learn a few helpful tricks for photographing water drops and capture all the tiny, fast-paced action.
Photographing water drops takes both patience and precision. To ensure you capture the perfect image, first make sure you know how to set up the shot and choose the right camera settings.
Build your water drop photography setup.
The easiest way to photograph a water drop is to set up the shot yourself. All you need is a few simple building blocks:
- Container of water
- Water dropper
- Tripod to hold the camera still
- Camera flash (make sure it’s fast and synchronized)
- Macro lens
Once you have everything, set up the tripod to focus the camera on the water’s surface. Set your camera to continuously take pictures, either on a timer or once you click the remote shutter release. Pressing the shutter button by hand causes camera shake, which can make your photo blurry.