Hi Andrew, another great video, please keep them coming, i get so much inspiration every time you post one. You mentioned , I think that the ingredients of your mix was : Dishwashing liquid,Water and Glycerine. I did try this ,but did not get good results, could you share the portions of each that you used?. Many Thanks
Conception, you know the one I am thinking of!Thanks for posting , I have done these in a flat pyrex dish under lit but I think this technique has a lot more to offer.
Give it a go and see how you get on. This way of doing it is pretty much the only way I've tried it so I'd be interested to hear how it compares to other ways!
When I was watching your video I was thinking that it might be interesting to try to photograph a soap film in a ring instead of a soap bubble. If you ever had one of those soap bubble kits when you were a kid, you dip a ring into the soap solution, and blow on the soap film in the ring to make the soap bubbles. What I am saying that you might want to try is to dip the ring in the soap solution, and photograph the soap film in the ring instead of blowing a bubble. One advantage of photographing a soap film in a ring, instead of a bubble, is that it should be easier to focus on, because the film will be at a fixed location, because it will be located inside the ring. If you hold the ring vertical, then the soap film should be flat (instead of spherical like a bubble) so it should be easier to get the whole film in focus, because the film is flat so you do not need a large depth of field to get it in focus. The rings in those soap bubble kits are small (although they do make giant soap bubble kits that have larger rings), so you would probably want to experiment, and make rings of different sizes. Another difference is that the soap film in the ring will be thicker than the soap film in a bubble. Having a thicker soap film might produce a different image, but as time goes on the thickness of the soap film in the ring will get thinner as the soap solution evaporates.
Thanks so much for your videos. I played with this for a couple of hours today (ok, many of hours : ). I ended up really enjoying the moment when the color started to drop out, but there were some color swirls left. So mesmerizing and fascinating to see each different bubble.
Super work Andrew, thanks for the video, I made some macro bubble shots on the back of the last video & going to try for more now too, great update. They look amazing 🙌
Thanks Dave, I really appreciate that! I love how different people can see different things in images like these. I see all kinds of weird things when the colours swirl a certain way. It's so satisfying to do so I really recommend giving it a go if you get chance!
This looks like a really fun rainy day project!
Hi Andrew, another great video, please keep them coming, i get so much inspiration every time you post one. You mentioned , I think that the ingredients of your mix was : Dishwashing liquid,Water and Glycerine. I did try this ,but did not get good results, could you share the portions of each that you used?. Many Thanks
Thanks Andrew. Looks like a lot of fun.
Oh it's IMMENSE fun! I highly recommend giving it a try if you've not done it before. Warning though, it's quite addictive!
Conception, you know the one I am thinking of!Thanks for posting , I have done these in a flat pyrex dish under lit but I think this technique has a lot more to offer.
Give it a go and see how you get on. This way of doing it is pretty much the only way I've tried it so I'd be interested to hear how it compares to other ways!
Always enjoy your videos love you enthusiasm and the pictures were fantastic.
When I was watching your video I was thinking that it might be interesting to try to photograph a soap film in a ring instead of a soap bubble. If you ever had one of those soap bubble kits when you were a kid, you dip a ring into the soap solution, and blow on the soap film in the ring to make the soap bubbles. What I am saying that you might want to try is to dip the ring in the soap solution, and photograph the soap film in the ring instead of blowing a bubble.
One advantage of photographing a soap film in a ring, instead of a bubble, is that it should be easier to focus on, because the film will be at a fixed location, because it will be located inside the ring. If you hold the ring vertical, then the soap film should be flat (instead of spherical like a bubble) so it should be easier to get the whole film in focus, because the film is flat so you do not need a large depth of field to get it in focus. The rings in those soap bubble kits are small (although they do make giant soap bubble kits that have larger rings), so you would probably want to experiment, and make rings of different sizes.
Another difference is that the soap film in the ring will be thicker than the soap film in a bubble. Having a thicker soap film might produce a different image, but as time goes on the thickness of the soap film in the ring will get thinner as the soap solution evaporates.
Great idea for winter macro!
Thanks Julio!
Thanks so much for your videos. I played with this for a couple of hours today (ok, many of hours : ). I ended up really enjoying the moment when the color started to drop out, but there were some color swirls left. So mesmerizing and fascinating to see each different bubble.
Another great one my friend! I will have to try this one sometime!
Thank you, Tim, much appreciated!
OK man you've got me hooked me hooked!!
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching, David!
Nice! One day I will give this a go!
Super work Andrew, thanks for the video, I made some macro bubble shots on the back of the last video & going to try for more now too, great update. They look amazing 🙌
Thanks so much! How did your macro bubble shots come out?
Great vid, been meaning to give this a whirl! There's a super scene at 1:16, just a thin blue line on yellow, reminds of BBC2s current branding.
Thanks Dave, I really appreciate that! I love how different people can see different things in images like these. I see all kinds of weird things when the colours swirl a certain way. It's so satisfying to do so I really recommend giving it a go if you get chance!
Hi Andrew I wonder if it’s possible to get similar results using a 100-400mm zoom lens instead of a macro 105 with extension tubes ?
Really interesting and great work - looking at the preview on RUclips I was expecting bi-refringence...
Thanks so much, Roy!
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Amazing shots! How did you do green color? Ive been doing this type of shots, tried a lot of mixtures and rarely see green color :(
can i get your dealers number? hehehe...great video, your enthusiasm has fired me up when the weather is dreich! blow bubbles
You said that it is easy to do, but what happens when you don't have a light setup that you are showing? I guess it's not that easy.