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Photographing In The Shower -- Help Requested
Photographing In The Shower -- Help Requested
Hello. I've been asked to make some photographs in a shower setting. I usually use strobe lights, and I'm a bit apprehensive. Here's some questions: o Any tips on safety? o How do I get water to bead on skin? Specific links to products would be appreciated. o How do I get suds to stick to skin? Again, specific links are appreciated. o Any guidelines on how long the session should last? o Any other suggestions would be appreciated. I'd prefer if you post your replies, but you can e-mail me if you edit the e-mail address by putting a "." between the "x" and the "n". Thanks in advance. looknsee |
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Photographing In The Shower -- Help Requested
This Guy Here wrote:
Hello. I've been asked to make some photographs in a shower setting. I usually use strobe lights, and I'm a bit apprehensive. Here's some questions: o Any tips on safety? o How do I get water to bead on skin? Specific links to products would be appreciated. o How do I get suds to stick to skin? Again, specific links are appreciated. o Any guidelines on how long the session should last? o Any other suggestions would be appreciated. If you have a choice of settings, try to find one - a "better" motel with what's often called an "executive king" would be a good choice - that has a jacuzzi shower. These are often arranged so that the door looks straight into the shower area. (Don't ask me why!) Set up and secure your lights with straps to wall hooks or fixtures so that they can't tip anywhere near the shower or water. Plug the lights and controller into a GFI socket - or bring your own GFI-protected plug strip. Do the water-beading shots first. The model should apply a light coat of baby oil, lotion or sunscreen. She may have to scrub it off, dry and start again to get all the shots in. Shampoo, used thickly, makes nice sticky suds. Depending on the model, ten minutes in, and then a half hour out to prep, dehumidify the air, and let her (I ass/u/me "her") to dry off and reapply goo, repeat as necessary. -- | James Gifford * FIX SPAMTRAP TO REPLY | | So... your philosophy fits in a sig, does it? | | Heinlein stuff at: www.nitrosyncretic.com/rah | |
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Photographing In The Shower -- Help Requested
"James Gifford" wrote in message ... This Guy Here wrote: Hello. I've been asked to make some photographs in a shower setting. I usually use strobe lights, and I'm a bit apprehensive. Here's some questions: o Any tips on safety? o How do I get water to bead on skin? Specific links to products would be appreciated. o How do I get suds to stick to skin? Again, specific links are appreciated. o Any guidelines on how long the session should last? o Any other suggestions would be appreciated. If you have a choice of settings, try to find one - a "better" motel with what's often called an "executive king" would be a good choice - that has a jacuzzi shower. These are often arranged so that the door looks straight into the shower area. (Don't ask me why!) Set up and secure your lights with straps to wall hooks or fixtures so that they can't tip anywhere near the shower or water. Plug the lights and controller into a GFI socket - or bring your own GFI-protected plug strip. Do the water-beading shots first. The model should apply a light coat of baby oil, lotion or sunscreen. She may have to scrub it off, dry and start again to get all the shots in. Shampoo, used thickly, makes nice sticky suds. Depending on the model, ten minutes in, and then a half hour out to prep, dehumidify the air, and let her (I ass/u/me "her") to dry off and reapply goo, repeat as necessary. -- | James Gifford * FIX SPAMTRAP TO REPLY | | So... your philosophy fits in a sig, does it? | | Heinlein stuff at: www.nitrosyncretic.com/rah | Hi - you don't say where you are but if you're in UK I have a photo studio equipped with a shower which can either be used as a photo set or in private. Cheers Mike http://www.f1studios.co.uk |
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Photographing In The Shower -- Help Requested
f1 studios wrote:
Hi - you don't say where you are but if you're in UK I have a photo studio equipped with a shower which can either be used as a photo set or in private. I'm the reply-er, not the original query-er, but it SEEEEEMMS to me you just wanna watch. -- | James Gifford * FIX SPAMTRAP TO REPLY | | So... your philosophy fits in a sig, does it? | | Heinlein stuff at: www.nitrosyncretic.com/rah | |
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Photographing In The Shower -- Help Requested
This Guy Here wrote: Hello. I've been asked to make some photographs in a shower setting. I usually use strobe lights, and I'm a bit apprehensive. Here's some questions: o Any tips on safety? use underwater flash, or put your shoe flash with wireless sync inside clear plastic food storage containers (tupperware, rubbermaid etc) keep in mind that big strobes need some air to ventilate, really big ones come with fans, so if you wrap them you'll want to monitor temps and not shoot very constantly, but actually with a bit of time between pops. That might also prevent use of modeling lights. You might want to consult with a movie lighting director for their hot light set ups. o How do I get water to bead on skin? Specific links to products would be appreciated. glycerine? That's what is used to place beads of condensation on glasses of plastic ice cube water. o Any guidelines on how long the session should last? what's your budget and what does the model cost per hour? Janet Leigh, who did the shower scene in Psycho spent a week in the shower, said she never took another one. o Any other suggestions would be appreciated. water needs to be back lighted to be seen, especially the falling droplets. consult with a lighting tech from movies or video, safety is a concern. this reply is echoed to the z-prophoto mailing list at yahoogroups.com |
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Photographing In The Shower -- Help Requested
zeitgeist wrote:
water needs to be back lighted to be seen, especially the falling droplets. Not necessarily. There's some reflected light in this shot, but no backlighting... http://www.sacmodels.com/gallery103.html -- | James Gifford * FIX SPAMTRAP TO REPLY | | So... your philosophy fits in a sig, does it? | | Heinlein stuff at: www.nitrosyncretic.com/rah | |
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Photographing In The Shower -- Help Requested
zeitgeist wrote: water needs to be back lighted to be seen, especially the falling droplets. Not necessarily. There's some reflected light in this shot, but no backlighting... http://www.sacmodels.com/gallery103.html -- now if I can just convince one of my brides of how cool this effect is... |
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Photographing In The Shower -- Help Requested
"James Gifford" wrote in message ... f1 studios wrote: Hi - you don't say where you are but if you're in UK I have a photo studio equipped with a shower which can either be used as a photo set or in private. I'm the reply-er, not the original query-er, but it SEEEEEMMS to me you just wanna watch. Just want's to watch? Get real - he's seen it all before! |
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