taking photos of soap
January 26, 2007
Yesterday afternoon, I photographed glycerin soaps. This is difficult to do without an assistant. Once I set up the tray with water in it, I wanted lots of suds.
Glycerin soap doesn’t lather up very well. I had a bowl of water and several towels nearby. By the time I got all five bars sudsed up, my hands dried and the image focused, the top bar’s bubbles would disappear.
This took lots more time that I thought it would. But I did get a few shots, and wound up smelling very, very good the rest of the day.
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Hmm…seems like I recognize this photo from somewhere!
I loved this one so much that I practiced with soap suds myself and came up with a solution. Take a small bowl and fill it with water and dish soap. Whisk it up and dribble it on top of the soap. The might slide off, but then you’ll have bubbles in the tray. I also played around with a bubble blowing gun for larger bubbles. And, I always use a tripod, too, so I don’t have to worry about refocusing for every shot. –Karin
Comment by Karin — May 14, 2007 @ 6:02 pm
Hmm…seems like I recognize this photo from somewhere!
I loved this one so much that I practiced with soap suds myself and came up with a solution. Take a small bowl and fill it with water and dish soap. Whisk it up and dribble it on top of the soap. The might slide off, but then you’ll have bubbles in the tray. I also played around with a bubble blowing gun for larger bubbles. And, I always use a tripod, too, so I don’t have to worry about refocusing for every shot. –Karin
Comment by Karin — May 14, 2007 @ 6:03 pm