Liquid Aqueous Photography Effects
$197
In this course, you will learn how to shoot clouds of various liquids: colorful and cloud-like formations that can be used in commercial advertising photography to “envelope” products and capture attention with a serious WOW factor.
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You have never attempted aqueous photography and don’t know where to start.
You struggle to create pro looking images that impress or get the job done.
You thought you needed expensive high-speed equipment to capture quality aqueous effects.
Capture incredible shots without spending thousands of dollars on gear.
Add a new dimension to your product photography with dynamic aqueous effects.
Combining the right subject with colorful, billowy clouds of liquid ink can really elevate the production quality of your images and add some serious WOW factor to your portfolio. I will teach you all the tricks and techniques you will need, from building your own water tanks to the best inks to use and how to disperse them to create amazing aqueous blooms that envelope your subject.
GET STARTED"If you have ever wondered how top product photographers capture those stunning liquid aqueous effects, this course will blow your mind. Add a creative new dimension to your work with the power of liquid."
Alex Koloskov
Lessons
22
Length
4h 23m
Level
Beginner
Curriculum
How to Make Your Own Tank
I’ll go through the advantages of creating a DIY water tank and demonstrate each step in building one from scratch.
Splash Photography
Lighting Setup
In this lesson, I’ll describe the camera and lighting I use to capture the aqueous images. Then I’ll teach you how I set everything up.
Tanks and Inks – Part 1
Learn the pros and cons of DIY tanks vs. store-bought aquarium-style tanks.
Tanks and Inks – Part 2
In this lesson, I’ll take you through the inks I use to create amazing aqueous effects.
Capturing Clouds of Ink in Water
White Ink on a Black Background
In this first shooting lesson, learn the camera and lighting settings and why those settings matter when it comes to capturing the best images.
Golden Ink on a Black Background
You’ll learn how the ink delivery technique affects the type of cloud that forms in the tank, which is important when you start adding other objects in the tank.
Understanding Different Colors
Learn how the various inks behave differently and how by diluting them and introducing them in the right way will give you the shape you are after.
Capturing Multiple Inks
Multiple Inks at the Same Time
Learn a DIY way to introduce multiple inks to the tank as we shoot blue and yellow ink against a black background.
How to use Shallow Depth of Field
Learn what changes would need to be made to shoot with a more shallow depth of field and it’s not as simple as adjusting camera settings.
Shooting Against a White Background
Learn how best to illuminate the background and still retain the necessary short flash duration to capture crisp images.
Photographing Objects with Ink Clouds
Adding Subjects to the Tank, Part 1
Changing the ink to a vibrant red really makes the images pop. Now it’s time to add different subjects in the water tank to combine with the ink cloud.
Adding Subjects to the Tank, Part 2
We start off with the same piece of jewelry but change the ink to a blend of white, blue, and pearlescent.
Colliding Ink
Learn how to force the streams of ink to collide in the tank to create interesting combinations in anticipation of adding a subject to the mix.
Problem Solving
Dealing with Bubbles
Learn how to clean the tank and clear bubbles from the interior surface when the tank is filled with water.
Dealing with Reflections
In this lesson, I’ll teach you how to deal with internal reflections when using a glass tank. Then you’ll learn how to shoot a small bottle in the tank with orange and blue inks clouds.
Additional Techniques
In the last practical shooting lesson, I’ll teach you a slightly different approach to supporting the tank and lighting the ink clouds on a black background.
Post-Production
Post Production - Flower - Part 1
In the first post-production video, learn to work with the flower and ink cloud and bring the selected images into Adobe Camera Raw for initial processing.
Post Production - Flower - Part 2
Discover how to improve the flower image by cutting out the composited result, placing it on a background and then adjusting the shadows, highlights, contrast, and colors of the image.
Post Production - Pink and Blue Ink Cloud
In this lesson learn to process the dual-color ink clouds, apply various techniques to clean up the image before enhancing its overall appearance into a stunning piece of abstract art.
Post Production - Orange with Green Ink
In this post-production lesson and starting off in Adobe Camera Raw learn to perform the initial adjustments before bringing the image into Photoshop.
Post Production - Bottle with Multicolored Ink Cloud
In the final post-production lesson, discover how to blend several shots in Photoshop to get the best combination of ink clouds from each color.
Capturing Slow-Motion Video
I’ll teach you my setup for capturing slow-motion video. Learn how to get an amazing video of your underwater photography!
Hear What Photographers Have to Say…
"I can't believe that I can get these same looks at home!! Alex teaches in a very clear way how to actually achieve these results. I'm blown away!"
- R.J.
"I've always wondered how people create these shots. It's all in this course. Step by step and boom - epic photos!"
- I.F.
"I've been messing around with trying to take these types of shots for ages. I was doing it all wrong. I now have the exact tools I need to get it done properly! Thank you!"
- B.C.
Liquid Aqueous Photography Effects
$197
In this course, you will learn how to shoot clouds of various liquids: colorful and cloud-like formations that can be used in commercial advertising photography to “envelope” products and capture attention with a serious WOW factor.
Buy Now