How to Shoot Speaker Paint Splash Photos

Photographer Steve Kazemir made this 4-minute video showing how he shoots beautiful photos of paint splashes frozen in time using an old speaker in his garage.

A photo of Kazemir’s garage setup.

Kazemir stretched a black trash bag over the speaker to protect it and plays sound from a tablet through it at max volume. Dripping “dollar store” acrylic paint onto the trash bag, Kazemir uses a sound trigger to trip his camera and two off-camera flashes when audio causes the paint to “dance.”

Here are some photos Kazemir has captured using the setup:

Watch the video at the top of this article to learn more details of Kazemir’s technique and his tips for doing this type of shoot yourself.

You can also find more of Kazemir’s work on his website, Facebook, and Instagram.


Image credits: Photographs by Steve Kazemir and used with permission

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