Creating abstract photograph using oil and water

One of the challenges in May for the 52 frames project was to create an image using water. I opted for creating some abstract images using oil and water. While I only needed one image to complete the challenge that week, I spent an enjoyable afternoon creating multiple images.

Behind the scenes: abstract photography

The set up to create these images is fairly simple. I used my phone as a background featuring colourful shapes. I then placed a petri dish on a raised platform over the phone. Into this I poured some water and small amount of oil.

immiscible abstraction

Next, I gentley stirred the water to create different sized bubbles of oil. Finally, I snapped away as the oil moved around refracting the different colours.

Here are some of my favourites from that afternoon.

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Sara Sadler

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