As promised here’s my setup details for pictures of objects coming out of water. I’m going to let a secret out at the end. This is a very basic setup until you do the magic in post processing. I used a Canon 580 EX II shot through an umbrella from the floor pointed towards the fish tank that was placed on a table. Behind the table and just below it I used another flash pointed to the background which can be any color. I used white mostly and for some shots red as you can see here. I pointed my camera towards the surface of the water from an angle of 45 deg. Now I used remote triggers for the flashes and also my camera. The remote trigger has a 2 second timer and I would switch it on and insert the object into water. I get lucky 1 out of 15 shots approximately. I know i need a motion activated trigger. I push the object or drop them into the water to create a dragging effect in water. Thats it we are done here. Yes its that simple.

Post Processing:

This is where the secret is and you will be surprised to hear it. I just rotated the picture 180 degrees to make it as if its coming out of water when its actually going into the water. !!! Now you should be able to understand the effect.

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