Making an image like this takes a little bit of planning

Making an image like this takes a little bit of planning but would it surprise you to know, this was taken in broad daylight, outdoors using flash photography.. Well, that's exactly what it was. Two off camera flashes to fool the camera that it was dark, ice cubes to create the splash and food dye to colour the liquid.. You didn't think I would waste good cider did you!!

So this image started out life as a challenge between friends to take a picture representing 'refreshments'

So this image started out life as a challenge between friends to take a picture representing 'refreshments', my daughter at the time had just started drinking alcohol free Koppaberg, I on the other hand had discovered Cherry Koppaberg, not alcohol free I might add.

I wanted to capture a splash of liquid jumping from the glass in front of the bottles depicting the nature of the drink. Making a mess is a guarantee with this project, so as you can see, I took this project outside, in my garden and used whatever props I could find to bring the image to life.

I decided to take some empty bottles from the recycling and set about filling with water and food colouring

Of course not wanting to waste any tasty real drink, I decided to take some empty bottles from the recycling and set about filling with water and food colouring. This one is a really tricky project as it combines the challenge of getting your settings just right, getting your aim and timing right in dropping the ice and then timing the shutter release at just the right moment. As you can see from the mess in this shot, I had a number of attempts before I felt I'd captured the image I was hoping for.

In the end, this was my set up

In the end, this was my set up. Two glasses with coloured water, two half full bottles (Again coloured water - not that you can tell) all sat on top of a bathroom tile (Surprising what you find laying around in your shed (Or mine at least!).