Additional Resources and Links

 

 

 

 

Commercial Devices

Here are some of the commercial products you can buy. I can now add the dropController to the list 🙂

• dropController. The reason this site exists :-).
• MIOPS: Splash Water drop kit (single valve system)
• HiViz AstroSplash Drop Controller
• Glimpse Catcher. I don’t believe there is a home page as such but Markus Reugel has details here
• Splash Art Kit
• Stopshot
• dropRobo (India). 3 Valve system that looks like it may be based on the old 3 valve dropController.
• The Time Machine. The time Machine in no longer available.
• Camera Axe I’m not sure if the cameraxe is still being sold. Further information and links.

 

DIY Devices

• dropController. The dropController was DIY long before I started selling devices and kits.
• GarethB has an excellent write up (really detailed) on the talkPhotography forum called An Idiots guide: DIY Water Drop Controller with Arduinos and stuff. Gareth goes in to great depth about building a controller. I get an honourable mention 🙂
• Bryan Rolfe on Instructables has an article showing how to perform High-Speed Droplet Photography With an Arduino
• Ramigrafx has another Arduino based water drop controller with full build instructions.
• As well as selling kits, HiViz have good information on trigger circuits (sound, delay, photogate, etc) in the tools section. Also check out the assembly instruction section.

 

DIY Camera Trigger Devices

• Michael Ross has a comprehensive guide for building a High Speed Photo Trigger based on the Arduino Mega
• Photoduino. A multi function camera trigger.
• SmaTrig 2.1 – The improved smart 15-in-1 trigger for DSLRs. Another multi-function camera trigger that can be used for water drops.

 

DIY Shutter Release Cables

• http://www.doc-diy.net/photo/remote_pinout/

 

General Information

• DIY Photography has a very good article by Corrie White called The Comprehensive Water Drop Photography Guide. Corrie White produced a book on drop photography. I don’t have it but there are many good comments on line. See Corrie’s website at https://www.liquiddropart.com/
• Tobias Braeuning has a good article about his set up including the circuit diagram for the device he built (in German).
• PetaPixel has an article written by Ted Kinsman called How to Build a DIY Double Water Drip System for High Speed Photos
• Wayne Fulton’s scantips website has some very good information on valves, nozzles and drops.
• Strobist: How to Photograph Water Drops with One Speedlight
• Kevin Lewis’s PhotosbyKev website has an another good guide (lots more information in the comments) called Water Droplet Photography.
• Mark Hilliard Atelier’s Blog: A Treatise on High Speed Water Drops with the Fuji X Pro 1 & Voigtlander 75mm f/1.8
• Mark Hilliard Atelier’s Blog: Fuji X Pro 1 for High Speed Water drops Anyone?

 

Facebook Groups

• Drops & Splash. A group created for all liquid drop splash photographers around the world.
• World of Drops. Public group dedicated to water drop photography.
• Water drop Photography. A private group that is well worth joining.
• Liquid Art. Public group dedicated to all things liquid art.
• Drop Photo Techniques. A new group intended as a place to discuss techniques ans settings.
• dropController. I finally got round to creating a page for the dropController. Early days but I hope to post guides and tips.

 

reddit

• WaterDropPhotography. a new sub-reddit for water drop photography. I’m feeling a bit lonely so please come join me.

 

youtube

Searching youtube for “water drop photography” will get you lots of hits. Here are some that may be helpful.

• DIY Double Drop Photography Setup by Kazemir Photo. Comprehensive video explaining all the parts. Includes some very useful tips.
• Video Tutorial by Daniel Nimmervoll (in German) Wassertropfen Highspeed Fotografie Folge 1.
  Daniel has several videos on youtube that clearly show the 2 drop method for getting taller sprouts. Start with this one (about 2:15). and then see this one and then explore his whole channel.
• Advanced 3 valve Setup by Daniel Nimmervoll (in German) Mein Aufbau für Wassertropfen Fotos
• First Man Photography: How to Do Water Drop Photography

 

Websites and Galleries

• Fluid PhotoArt – Water Drop Sculptures by Martin Kögl
• Liquid Art from Markus Reugels
• Corrie White’s flickr album
• Corrie White’s website galleries

 
 

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