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HydroChrome Liquid Guide 200929
HydroChrome Liquid Guide 200929
HydroChrome Liquid Guide 200929
One of the most creative features of your new HydroChrome Sutton’s Panoramic Belair Camera is surely the
Sutton Liquid Lens. With this extraordinar y invention, you can go loopy with liquids, wild for the wetlook and
crazy with colors! Of course, as ever, we strongly encourage all sorts of outlandish experimentation but it’s
important to understand how dif ferent liquids might af fect the focal length of your lens and the resulting levels
of blur in your final photos. We have therefore prepared this handy Liquid Guide to help you set sail into an
ocean of color without a hitch!
Be careful though, the concentration of the color will strongly af fect the look of your shots. Take note of these
step-by-step instructions on how to test the concentration of your mixtures so you can ensure more creative
control over the final aesthetic of your photographs:
SO LU T I O N B
SHOOTING TIP: Use a larger aperture or longer exposure time when you are using strong solutions (like
Sample A above) to avoid underexposing your photos.
You can follow the same steps as you would for colored water to test and predict what results you might
achieve with other liquid solutions you dream up. Sure, the more crazy, curious, kooky concoctions might
be unpredictable, but what’s life without a little risk? Be frivolous and devote a couple of frames to more
experimental liquids, just make sure you avoid substances that might damage the lens mechanism like the
ones listed below:
☺ R E COMMENDED LIQ UIDS ☹ LIQ UID S TO AVOID
WAT E R A LCO H O L
( If l e f t i n the l e n s fo r a l o n g pe r i o d, a l co ho l ove r 20% will
r e a ct a n d da m a ge the l e n s) .
TEA
G LU E
COFFEE ( Al l t ype s o f gl u e so l u t i o n s w i l l l e ave a r e si du e w hich will
be ha r d to cl e a n a n d r e m ove ) .
WATERCO LO R PAI NT DI LUT ED I N WATE R
AC RY ILIC PA IN T
( Al tho u g h wa te r- ba se d, a cr y l i c pa i n t dr i e s l i ke pl as t ic and
PO STER PAI NT D I LUT ED I N WAT ER w i l l the r e fo r e be ha r d to cl e a n a n d r e m ove ).
CO R RO S IV E S U B STA N C E S
( L i qu i ds w i th a hi g h a ci di c o r a l ka l i n e co n ce n t r a t i on such
a s ho u se ho l d bl e a ch w i l l da m a ge yo u r l e n s).
DILUTE D
C OFFE E
SOY MILK
DILUTED
OIL
A LC O H O L G E L
GREEN TEA
D I LU T E D
B ERRY JAM
SALTED
WATER
D ETERGEN T
DILUTED
SYRUP
DETERGENT
DILUTED
SY RUP
HALF WATER
HALF OIL/
SOY MILK
DILUTED