Previous indoor photo projects: (Indoor Photo Project: The Teleport, Continued Fun with Refractography, Indoor Photo Project: Flying through a Black Hole, or Discovering Refractographs, Indoor Photo Project: The Mysterious Planet, Indoor Photo Project - Recycling at its Best and Free Heat, Indoor Photo Project - Water Gone Wild, Vividly and Colorfully Wild.

LanternsAbstract Refractography I am returning back to refractography in this post and will likely in the future. It's so relaxing! A dark basement, some rudimentary props, and a lot of fun. There are no expectations either. Each piece of glass is different. One piece may not work at all, another one my be so so, and then you find one that just creates instant magic. I like the simpler clearly defined patterns that are on the minimalist side. Once you find a good glass and distance and angle, you can rotate the glass in the full 3D space to alter the light pattern. Tiny adjustments can change the refraction. You can also experiment with multiple light sources. Here, two differently filtered lights were used.

As you fully immerse your mind in the creative process the whole world disappears!

Equipment used:

Nikon D600, no lens, Manfrotto tripod (055MF3; replaced by 055CXPRO3 with the convenient Q90 column) and Manfrotto Ball Head (496RC2), SanDisk Extreme 32GB SD Cards, Nikon Capture NX2, small LED flash lights, A-clamps, light stand, paper, aluminum foil, pieces of wood of various thickness and sizes, a glass with a stem and a foot, and more.

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