Your opinion? Santa and his Crystal Ball (Soap Bubbles)

[Tina Boes]

Today I play with the soap bubbles.
I had a gift bag with a portrait of Santa holding a wrapped gift, so I want to incorporate it into a photo of a large soap bubble on a stand. I did several versions using different DOF and such, and these were my finals. The Soap Bubble became a crystal ball of sorts.

Nikon D7100, ISO500-ish, DOF varied, 105mm Nikkor macro lens, tripod, manual focus, shutter speed varied depending the amount of light I needed. Lighting was daylight window, and the reflection of the TV, a Christmas tree and two soft boxes set about ten feet away from the scene. I am going to do a few tonight when the room is darker with the Christmas tree reflecting on the bubble or behind it.

 

[Mich1210]

Love them but the first one of santander and the bubble in focus is my favourite

 

[Chavezshutter]

Great concept! They look great, the first and second are my favourite. Darker surroundings will add more colour and reflection to the bubble, looking forward to seeing the results. Very well done

 

[lovitazoe]

The first one is great!

 

[Jack]

As lovitazoe said, the first photo is stunning. Very colourful and gives that Christmas vibe. They all great, but love the first one. You had a bit of fun playing with soap bubbles.

Is that hard to practice? I would like to try it as well.

 

[Tina Boes]

As lovitazoe said, the first photo is stunning. Very colourful and gives that Christmas vibe. They all great, but love the first one. You had a bit of fun playing with soap bubbles.

Is that hard to practice? I would like to try it as well.

Hi Jack, and thanks. I do love playing around with the soap bubbles. The hardest part, besides controlling lighting hotspots, is getting the mixture right, so the bubbles don't pop before you are ready to shoot. I am using a combination of water, Dawn dish detergent and some glycerine. The glycerine helps keep them stronger so they don't pop right away. I can't tell you my ratio on this mix, but if you look online, there are people that give the amounts. (youtube videos)
Keep the set up out of any drafty places, moving air will make them pop. ;-)

 

[Tina Boes]

As lovitazoe said, the first photo is stunning. Very colourful and gives that Christmas vibe. They all great, but love the first one. You had a bit of fun playing with soap bubbles.

Is that hard to practice? I would like to try it as well.

Here's something I played with a little bit the other day. A rough set up of Soap Bubble under glass. I am going to be fussing with this idea during the night time over the weekend. Try to get in closer to the soap bubble with some nice colors rolling through it.

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[TMG1961]

Here's something I played with a little bit the other day. A rough set up of Soap Bubble under glass. I am going to be fussing with this idea during the night time over the weekend. Try to get in closer to the soap bubble with some nice colors rolling through it.

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Nice one. I think you might want to spit polish the glass a bit

 

[Jack]

Here's something I played with a little bit the other day. A rough set up of Soap Bubble under glass. I am going to be fussing with this idea during the night time over the weekend. Try to get in closer to the soap bubble with some nice colors rolling through it.

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Is that soap bubble inside to an other bubble?

 

[Tina Boes]

Nice one. I think you might want to spit polish the glass a bit

Yep, I did that today. It's sparkle clean now. LOL