8 Mar 2016

Capturing Split Seconds with 4K Photography


I've been trying to come up with fun ways we can use 4K Photography at home. The idea in this post sprang from a video I saw on Youtube; a fella climbs into a massive balloon, his mate then fills the balloon up with as much water as possible. The balloon soon reaches its maximum capacity, then BOOM! The human jello machine explodes everywhere - with each millisecond frame being captured using a hi-def super slow mo camera. 

I wanted to try something similar - but much simpler - with the LUMIX LX100 camera, using 4KPhoto mode. After five minutes of trying to fit a box of confetti into a red balloon I was ready to roll. As the camera captures up to 30 frames per second I wasn't able to catch the split-second moment that the balloon exploded (assistance by Hollie's Mum!), but with a few tweaks of the settings, I'm confident I can get some punchier results next time. 


Overall I'm pretty happy with this 4K Photography sequence, but I'd like to give it another bash, to see if I can improve the focus, clarity and capturing more key frames. Variables could be a different coloured or larger balloon, using more confetti, or even using a different material inside the balloon.

To see more of our 4K Photography posts click here, and to see what I've learnt from LUMIX 4K Photo so far click here.

Have you experimented with 4K Photography yet? I'd love to hear about what subjects you've captured.

Posted by Matthew Spade at 17:27
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14 comments:

  1. Kosta Karakashyan19:14

    I think a faster shutter speed and setting the manual focus a bit closer to you will do the trick!

    Kosta // Cool Gear Cavalier

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  2. sany09:04

    Sounds Like Amazing,really Photos,thanks for your informative article,keep sharing..

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  3. Gabi Valladares11:39

    I love this! What a fun way to test out 4K photography. The confetti was spot on.

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  4. Jane12:38

    This is awesome, didn't expect it to be filled with confetti haha!

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  5. Corina Nika16:21

    This is so cool!! Love the confetti effect :D

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  6. Darwin09:12

    I think it will be very hard to get the crisp and detailed scene of an exploding balloon even with 25 frames per second. I’am looking forward to your another experiment :)

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  7. Matthew Pike10:47

    Thanks for the tips, Kosta. I guess I'm just not that "tech" when it comes to cameras. I need to brush up and keep experimenting.

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  8. Matthew Pike12:30

    Fun isn't it. It kinda reminds me of your blog, be it the photos not as punchy!

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  9. Gabi Valladares12:31

    I think you did a great job! My secret is VSCO. Those filters do wonders ;)

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  10. Katrina Sophia17:32

    I love! Give me more, I love seeing pictures of these experiments. How about exploding flour? Too messy probably!

    Katrina Sophia

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  11. Matthew Pike11:31

    Thanks for the feedback Kat. Ah yes, that would be super messy! This was quite messy too.

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  12. Matthew Pike11:31

    Yeah for sure, shame I couldn't catch it. I need to keep messing.

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  13. Matthew Pike11:31

    A fun deal, hey?

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  14. Matthew Pike12:00

    Boom!

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