I have a few photos on my photography “bucket list” and one of them is of snowflakes. Well so far we have not had snowflakes that work for photographs, so when I heard about photographing frozen bubbles, I got really excited! It is sooooo cold in Greensboro right now! I have been wearing a coat and gloves on inside! 🙂 I know I’m always cold, but it’s cold enough to freeze bubbles right now! Just look below for the proof…
Here are tips for photographing frozen bubbles:
1) Make sure the bubble has a place to land. I tried two towels- one very smooth and the bubbles bounced off and burst. Then I tried a terry cloth towel and the bubbles sometimes landed and stayed but then popped before they had time to freeze. I even tried to leave the towels out for a bit to get them cold, but I probably didn’t leave them out long enough. What did work was our glass table. The photos above are on the table top and the side of the table. Maybe it was the texture or that it is always outside…I’m not really sure.
2) Let the bubbles sit outside for a while (about 15 minutes) before you go out. This will give them a chance to get colder and freeze quicker. At first, our bubbles would pop before they had time to freeze. Then we went inside to warm up and left the bubble solution outside. I think this gave them a chance to get colder so they froze quicker when we came back out. Once a bubble successfully landed, it took about 20 seconds to start seeing the texture form. That’s when you need to snap your photos!
3) Use a macro lens (if you have one) and see if you can get your bubbles to land with some sunlight shining through them. Move around the bubble until you can see the texture. I ended up shooting at a 90 degree angle from where the sun hit the bubble to see the texture the best.
4) If you are unsuccessful at freezing your bubbles, but you want to print a photo, you can email me for one of mine 🙂 info@jessicalyssephotography.com. I think they are pretty neat looking and plan on printing at least one of my photos on metallic paper.
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8 Comments
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How fun! These are awesome! Love doing personal projects like these. The detail is amazing, nice job!
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Wow! These are beautiful! That first one is my favorite….Macro envy for sure!
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How cool is that! I love the designs formed on the bubbles. Beautiful colors and clarity!
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gorgeous!
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Wow! Great shots!
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Wow! Those are so cool!! Gorgeous!
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I keep seeing people post their frozen bubbles everywhere. I have been wanting to try this with my boys, but our -20 below temps have not been in my favor to go outside.
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Wow that’s so unique! These are beautiful images!
