Becker Artography

A while ago, Scott came across a post on Strobist about capturing water droplets as they hit the water.  The article also linked to a tutorial from Gavin Hoey on how to do it.  It was an article that we both really wanted to try when we found some time.  Well, that time was found today and we had an interesting time experimenting with the setup and capturing the shots you see below.  We are really pleased with the results.

Our setup differed a little from the setup that Gavin describes in that we don’t have a wireless off-camera flash unit, so we just used a pc-pc cable to get our flash working off the camera. We straddled a step ladder over a small table and placed a baking tray (you can see the teflon texture in some images) filled with water on it.  We suspended a bag filled with water from the ladder.  I pricked a hole in the bag which allowed the water to drip in a constant stream into the same place.  The camera was mounted on a tripod and focus was done manually by focusing on a pencil where the drops hit the water.  We used our Canon 5D with 100mm F2.8 Macro lens at ISO 100, 1/200, F8.  The flash was set to about 1/16 power when bouncing off the cards and full power when aimed through the cellophane.

Scott held the coloured cards at the end of the tray with the flash in his other hand and aimed it at different places on the card.  He found a spot almost in line with the camera lens and water drop and aimed it slightly downward from fairly close to the base of the card.  We tried a couple of different colours as you can see.  The deep red and green images at the bottom were achieved by shooting through some coloured cellophane.

Here are the images.  Enjoy!

Hi all,

Our contact form issues are all resolved now, so feel free to contact us at anytime.  You may use the form on the contact form or directly email us.  Look forward to hearing from you soon.

On Thursday and Friday, the 3rd and 4th September, I attended the Australasian Association of Professional Organisers Inc (AAPO) 2009 Conference at Rydges Hotel at Southbank, Brisbane.  I wish to thank Robyn from Entirely Organised and Julie from Your Personal Organiser for their help with our promotion and set up at the event.  I did several headshot portraits for delegates of the event for them to use in their business cards, websites, online profiles and other promotional media.  I had a wonderful time at the conference and while I wasn’t taking photos, I was listening in on the guest speakers.  The speakers were fantastic and came from all over the country and even one from the USA.  I found a lot of the information very useful and relevant for Becker Artography and will be working hard over the next coming days, weeks and months to implement strategies to further promote our business.

To the delegates who had their portrait taken, thank you very much!  You can look forward to an email from us in the next week or so with your completed portraits.

Hi everybody,

It seems we are having a problem with the enquiry form on our Contact Us page.  We are receiving your messages, but your contact details aren’t coming through, so unfortunately we have no way of responding to your queries.  We are looking into the problem and hope to have it resolved in the very near future.

In the meantime, those of you who have contacted us via that form, please email us directly at natalie@beckerartography.com.au.

We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience and look forward to hearing from you soon.


Scott & Nat

Today I attended an event held in conjunction with Heart Foundation Australia.  Guest speakers from the Heart Foundation and Natural Therapist, Paul Riley covered topics such as Cardiovascular Disease, its causes and what we can do to prevent it.  Paul brought to our attention the high levels of obesity in Australia and introduced a product – TAIslim from Freelife International.  He discussed its ability to fight abdominal fat, enhance metabolism, control your appetite and cleanse and replenish your body.  It looks like a wonderful product and maybe I’ll have to try some!!  I spoke with a lady who has lost 14cm in 1 week (omg!) of trying TAIslim. WOW, that is such an amazing achievement! I met some lovely people at the event and had a wonderful day.

Also, Congratulations to Ray Nugent who won a $200 portrait package voucher with us.  We look forward to meeting his family over the next few weeks.

For those of you who attended the event and would like to purchase some photos, please click here.   And for those of you who would like to learn more about TAIslim, please contact us and we can point you in the right direction.

On Saturday, Natalie had the pleasure of attending a fundraising event hosted by Margo Mott on Bribie Island to benefit Breast Cancer Australia.

Margo presented a Fashion Parade showcasing her latest Milinery Creations, and complemented by fashions from the ‘That’s Me’ label.

The event was a resounding success and as you can see from the designs, the fashion was spectacular too.  There were more than a few hats in there that Nat wanted, but luckily for me, she was too focused on getting the shots.

For anyone wishing to purchase a photograph, please click Margo’s image to the left and send us an email detailing which photos you’d like and in which sizes.

Congratulations to Margo on a wonderful event!

Here are some flowers I captured the other day after we got our lighting kit.  I love the colours!

Here are some pictures of an old rusty truck and tractor. The wood pile and old car (‘Backyard Treasures’) won first place in the Toowoomba Show and the old rusty tractor (Vintage Tractor’) came third. We were very excited when this news was announced to us. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

Recently I entered a competition on DP Review, under the category ‘Butterfly Kisses’. This topic involved capturing the moment between father and daughter. I was elated when I found out that I had won. Here is the winning photo – Isabella was only 2 months old when the photo was taken.

Click here to see the competition results page.

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