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help with water
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ok i have seen this done in a few photos that include water and i am anxious to find a simple answer as to how this is done can anyone help me as to how the water is smoothed as an example i have this link to kevins photo and i will also post a phto that i took af ashleigh falls and i want to do something similar with this. is it to do with how you take the photo or is it done in photoshop?
this is kevs link
https://www.photographyireland.net/viewtopic.php?t=20434&highlight=
and heres my photo
You need to use a slower shutter speed which in turn means you will use a small aperture.
Here is another link that that talks of how to get the smooth silky effect:
http://www.lexar.com/dp/tips_lessons/index.htmlLook at the lesson “it’s time to slow down.”
Interesting thread because it illustrates how much new photographers have come to expect that everything is done in post-processing rather than in the camera and it reinforces an argument that I’ve often made which is that the best way to learn photography is with a film camera. It also reminds me of a great article I came across recently called “Stop this “Fix it in Photoshop” nonsense”, which is well worth a read.
Interesting link Thorsten. I especially like this quote:
“Even if the person I encountered would be able to “photoshop it later”, he would need at least 15-30 minutes of work on a difficult exposure, vs. 15-30s of work to recompose the shot and press the shutter one more time.”
As for the original query – close down your aperture, lower your ISO and slow down your shutter speed. ND filters will work best though but get good quality filters…or you’ll be fixing it in Photoshop!
Alan.
Lots of good answers there. Just to add to the use of Photoshop for the effect. Well, don’t, capture it on the camera instead. :)
I second ‘Irishwonkafan’s’ comment
just go for an aperture / shutter / ISO combination with a shutter speed greater than 1/2 second = water smoothed
ok i am going to attempt something today with my sony and the advice given but i dont have the filter mentioned i was recently given two filters though by a mate will these help? i have a polarised filter which has jessop 55mm c-p.l writtn on it and i also have a hoya 55mm uv [0] filter my lens says
DT 3.5-5.6/18-70 0.38m/1.3ft MACRO 55mm
No filters? No problem!
It just means you’ll have to do the shot very very early in the morning or late in the evening, when light levels are low meaning that for a given aperture you’ll have to use a longer shutter speed, which is just what you want.
A polarizing filter will help by cutting out about 1.5 to 2 stops of light.
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