Initial Shots

When taking my initial shots, I tried to  think of as many things to do with water as I could. Most of these images were shot using a fish tank in order to get a clear look at objects in the water, but some were shot looking down into a bath or under the shower. All of the image were taken using either studio lights or by controlling natural light. As illustrated below, I used a range of techniques to achieve a variety of ideas.

For example, for the image with the bottle caps, I used a studio light to the side of the tank and a studio light above the tank to achieve the reflection in the glass bottom. Together, with the light to the side and the reflection off the bottom, it leaves the colours and writing on the caps vibrant and bright which adds interest to the image.

Additionally, using natural light, I created more of an eerie ambiance to the image because a small proportion of the image is reflecting light and results in the rest looking dark, insignificant but still intriguing. I shot this image on a sunny day and in front of a floor-to-ceiling window and black-out blind. I left a gap (of about 3/4 of a foot) between the floor and the blind which created a long strip of high intensity sunlight through which only lit the bottom of the water, bottle and arm.