More Waterballoons Photographs

Series and Works
I have continued to experiment with some Waterballoon Photography, I've gotten to the point where most of the waterballoons I can capture an image of, and only occasionally will the Flash not fire. I believe that happens when there is not enough air inside of the balloon to create a pop sound. I also decided to photograph some on a solid black background, mostly just to see how much detail I am able to capture. I've also been thinking about what a series using this technique would look like and I have a few ideas that I'm hoping to explore soon. Photographing waterballoons is fun to do, but I don't find the resulting photographs particularly interesting past the initial wow factor anyways. The Textured background makes them more interesting to me…
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Waterballoon Photography

Series and Works
I recently purchased a TriggerTrap Flash Adapter. I was intrigued after reading about a few articles that mentioned using a long camera exposure and then a flash to create the image. That and I also just like gadgets especially when they can connect to my camera. I have a Book project in mind for a larger body of work that has to do with creating an image from a Flash. But the first 10 or so water-balloons came out as the following, minus the failed attempts. These Photographs are all around a 10 second exposure, and taken outside at night. 100 iso, f/11, and the flash units turned down to the lowest setting. I'm not sure on the Textured background, but I wanted to try it. I'll have to view…
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