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              How To Shoot Splash Photography

              Here is a very simple but totally informative video about splash photography. I cannot figure out who this photographer is, if you happen to know please post it in the comments below.


              August 23, 2010
              Lee Morris
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              • http://www.bmcphotography.info Brian

                This is great.

              • olliedenny

                This is the guy http://www.louishpixel.com

              • Kris

                Umm…
                the google thingy says he is “Louis H Pixel”

                http://louishpixel.com/

                :-)

                awesome stuff Louis

              • http://noneyet Brian

                I noticed on the YouTube page that the user’s name was louishcom. So I tried http://louish.com/ and sure enough – that’s his site.
                He’s also on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/louish
                But I STILL don’t have a name for you. Sorry!

                -Brian

              • http://www.stephanedaoust.com Stephane Daoust

                His web site : http://www.louishpixel.com/portfolio.html

              • http://www.timeless-pixx.com Kenny

                Freaking awesome dude! Simpler that one thinks!!

              • http://www.jaxexposure.com Jeremy

                I believe his name is Clint Decker

                Here is his photostream on Flickr

                http://www.flickr.com/photos/louish/

              • http://pjcruz.com phil cruz

                awesome! thanks for sharing. would love to give this technique a try. :)

              • Angus

                Looks like this guy in Saratoga Springs, Utah

                http://louishpixel.com/

              • http://www.ustodesign.tj Ulug

                Thanks so mach! This great “How to”!
                Photos is amazing! )

              • Jeff

                Here is the link to where he originally posted the video on his blog.
                http://www.louish.com/index.php?bt=How_to_do_Flash_Studio_Photography_with_Water_Splash_and_Strobes_Speedlites/&year=2010&month=04

              • http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathan_okane/ Nathan O’Kane

                Does it freeze for anyone else on the first drop?

              • http://www.flickr.com/photos/eekawill/ EEKaWILL

                I wasn’t expecting so many lights for this, would the water droplets not show up without all of those?

              • http://www.jaxexposure.com Jeremy

                Clearly says it on his Flickr Profile page : About Louish Pixel / Clint Decker

                http://www.flickr.com/people/louish/

              • http://www.jaxexposure.com Jeremy

                Also if you watch his other youtube videos it has his weeding and other things that also tell his name.

              • Simon

                i heard using the cameras bulb setting at low iso is better. You need to set your flash guns very close at low power (short duration) which can give 1/1000 and higher flash speeds which the bulb setting should capture. Although make sure you don’t have too much ambient light that the bulb setting might capture.

                Must try that some time..

              • http://www.donniebelldesign.com/blog/ Donnie Bell Design

                Interesting. It takes less equipment than I figured, but it looks very professional. Also, I like that he was listening to Kanye in the background.

              • http://www.louish.com Clint Decker

                Hi everyone, Thanks for the featured article.

                @Kris My company name is “Louish”. Its just a made up word, it doesn’t mean “Louis H”. (though that’s a very common misconception.)

                My Blog is at http://www.louish.com

                My Photography site (kinda, haven’t done much with it since I use Flickr regularly) is here: http://www.louishpixel.com

                @EEKaWILL You can get away with using less lights. Since I own 4 speedlites, its easier to just use them than try to bounce the light around with reflectors.

                @Simon The flash is definitely what is “freezing” the action (because of the short duration), not the shutter speed. Since I’m using a remote trigger to trigger the flash, bulb isn’t really needed. The ISO is set as low as possible, though the lower you go, the brighter the flashes will need to be, so ISO 100 is preferred, but if you don’t have enough light, you might need to raise it a little.

              • http://www.ipbrian.com IPBrian

                Short, yet very cool!

              • http://www.jaxexposure.com Jeremy

                Glad you could make it over here Clint.. And thank you for your video, it was a very good demonstration of how to do this type of photography.

              • http://www.DanielAmezcua.com Dan Amezcua

                Haha! I grew up with this guy. Yes I can verify this is Clint Decker of Louish.com

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