Splash photography kit

Indiglo50 wrote:

Hello - I want to try my hands at splash photography. Two options for the kit are MIOPS and Pluto. Anyone recommendations on which one to use. I saw some reviews complaining about MIOPS accuracy and repeatability. But Pluto is a really bare bone one and requires an additional trigger

My advice is no technical - Know Thyself

Be sure macro drop photography is something you have a an strong interest in and not a temporary state and the gear collects dust after the 10th pic.

I have a buddy that can't get enough of it , indoor macro is his love

For whatever reason I gravitate more to bugs , I  still do drops a few times a year but by nature i am more an outdoor guy.

Maybe start with free  pediatric syringes from your RX or some guys use a soaked dripping cloth on a rod. You don't have sophisticated drop management but it gets the feet wet.

You can ad food coloring,  colored paper behind the drop etc etc, it's more hit and miss but it will give you a sense of it if you have not done it and you can do some pretty good shots.

If you love it , you have not spent the money yet and you are sure its a interest commensurate with the investment

YouTube has tons of MIOPS cats .

These were syringe shots - they are self evidently not the level of my distinguished colleagues but they get you into the process and managing flash etc with H20

and it's essentially a free minor league spot to check it out.

Many a photographer buys a prop that loses shine quickly, not because the application is uninteresting but because the photographer has no sustained interest in the application.

water with green paper back drop

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