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My old Minolta 500si Dynax.
Minolta Dynax 500si was my first 35mm film SLR camera, I bought it in 2004 from UK with a TAMRON 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 lens, am not using it anymore. In this shot I merge two photos to get this result. and I use my Nikon D90 with SB900 and the lightbox to take the pictures.
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If you want to see the lightbox in action Click Here..
illy… The coffee you need..
illy is a coffee brand it is the best.. Here are two photos and i used my homemade lightbox [another example here]

Camera Setting..
Model = NIKON D90
Date Time = 2011-08-05 23:08:33
Exposure Time = 1/50″
F Number = F1.8
Exposure Program = Manual
Exposure Bias Value = ±0EV
Flash = Flash fired, compulsory flash mode, return light not detected
Focal Length = 35mm
Here is the studio setup and the Lightbox..[Click the image to read more on How to Create one]

MoneyArt 500QR
This is a shot of the 500 Qatari Riyal [1$ = 3.65QR], it’s a Blue money paper with some draws.
It shows two buildings first one [rear] is the Amiri Diwan or the Ruler Office, in the front you can see a traditional building, on the next part of the paper you will find a head of Arabian Falcon.
This is part of the money paper, the other half dose’t show any art
You can find a list of all BankNotes graphics on this link.
Three colored Bottles..
This is one of the Water drops from bottle project results, i edit the photo in the photoshop to colored the red water into blue and mauve.

MoneyArt 100QR
This is a shot of the 100 Qatari Riyal [1$ = 3.65QR], it’s a yellow, green and mauve money paper with some draws.
It shows two buildings first one for a traditional building and in front a mosque.
This is part of the money paper, the other half dose’t show any art.

You can find a list of all BankNotes graphics on this link.
Water drops from bottle..
How to shot the water while it drops out from the bottle?
In this project we need to setup a studio to be ready with the following:
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Here i am listing the equipment that a used in this project, you may have better studio than this..:)
o} A Bottle.
o} Food colors.
o} Light.
o} Monopod.
o} Tripod. [80cm from the bottle]
o} White Paper as a background.
o} Hanger. [to hang the bottle up side down]
o} I used the Nikon D90 + Nikon 35mm lens with shutter release cable.
1. Fill the bottle with a colored water and hang it upside down try to close the bottle hole with your hand. [Click the image to enlarge]


2. Start shooting [use the release cable] and remove your hand and let the water comes out from the bottle.
I come up with almost 200 shots here are some samples..
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I just start to play with the photos in Photoshop and LightRoom here is one image and other will be post later..[Click the image to enlarge]

MoneyArt 50QR
This is a shot of the 50 Qatari Riyal [1$ = 3.65QR], it’s a red money paper with some draws.
It shows the building Qatar Central Bank with seashell and pearl in front of it.
This is part of the money paper, the other half dose’t show any art.

You can find a list of all BankNotes graphics on this link.
MoneyArt 10QR
This is a shot of the 10 Qatari Riyal [1$ = 3.65QR], it’s an orange money paper with some draws.
It shows the traditional boat and the pearl gathering season from Qatar/Gulf cultures.
This is part of the money paper, the other half dose’t show any art.

You can find a list of all BankNotes graphics on this link.
MoneyArt 1QR
This is a shot of the 1 Qatari Riyal [1$ = 3.65QR], it’s a green/blue/gray money paper with some draws.
It shows some wild birds from Qatar/Gulf environment.
This is part of the money paper, the other half dose’t show any art.

You can find a list of all BankNotes graphics on this link.
MoneyArt 5QR
This is a shot of the 5 Qatari Riyal [1$ = 3.65QR], it’s a green money paper with some draws.
It shows a Camel and some Arabian Oryx and a traditional building in the background.
This is part of the money paper, the other half dose’t show any art.

} Camera Setting {
Camera: NIKON D90
Exposure Time : 1/50″
F Number : F4
Exposure Program : Manual
Exposure Bias Value : +5EV
Focal Length : 35mm
You can find a list of all BankNotes graphics on this link.


