Set up 3 clear pushpins as a little tripod surface. Created some bubbles using this really fun product called "Catch a Bubble" (about $2 a tube at Wal Mart or you can get them at zooscape.com) which creates bubbles that you can touch without popping 'em. Getting onto the little tripod was tough - they stick to your hands and the floor and walls, but you can push them around in the air if you are gentle. I was actually using pushpins to move them - that was interesting watching a bubble get pushed by the sharp end of a pin and not break. I finally got them onto the tripod and took a bunch of images, side lighting with a flashlight. Post processing included cropping, levels and curves, some spot editing to remove hot spots and a bad reflection in the bubble and noise reduction using Noiseware
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I didn't partcipate or vote in this challenge but always make a point to peruse the top 100. You are one of the most creative people on this site and I admire your work, especially the technical effort. I love this underrated shot! I hope you have some outtakes at your website...
OK, I think this works very well for the challenge and I think you can expect to make a few buck from this shot. Excellent work and I'm sure it took a while to get it right. Patience is a virtue!
This photo must have taken quite a bit of time to get right. The reflections of you in the bubble are a bit distracting to me. The small blob on the base of the left pushpin is also a bit distracting.
This is neat. I don't like the reflections in the ball, though. If you can't elminate them maybe they could be used to advantage - perhaps just the photographer in front of a featureless wall?
Good idea, but too many unwanted reflections. For this kind of photography, try to take the shot in a dark room, and then lighten up the background so that there is no reflection on the subject .. no doors/windows or the photographer itself should be seen in the reflection. You can see the 'bulb' shot in my profile which is done that way...
Well done, except that the reflection should have been toned down as it's not very stocky to have a reflection of the photographer. And you could've cloned out the line where the ball is melted together ;)
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