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Working
in the shower is
difficult. It's actually
a steam room, and it is pretty
large for a shower, but it's
tiny for a photography
studio. There's only
space for one light source,
and there aren't too many
places where the light can
be. You've also got to
take care to keep the
electronics dry.
Still,
I like working in the shower,
and Brooke looks exceptionally
hot when we get her wet.
As
always, we start dry.
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Okay,
here's something I still can't do
(yet). Before getting wet,
we try some baby oil, and that
does provide a nice sheen on
Brooke's skin, but I just can't
position the light to optimize the
effect. We'll soon try
adding water. The idea is
that the baby oil will help the
water to bead up on Brooke's
skin. It does work, but then
again, I can't quite get the
lighting right.
But
that's the nature of my (artistic)
life -- I find challenges &
problems, and then work to solve
them. Some problems, like
water beading on skin with
appropriate lighting, take a
while. Please be patient
while I work on this. |
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We
add water. Brooke does
splash me, but no one is
electrocuted. The risks I
take for my photography!
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The
space in the shower is tight, and
I use the wide angle
setting. Sometimes with wide
angle lenses, you can get a lot of
(fun) distortion, and sometimes
not. The photographer can
control this.
To
avoid the distortion:
place the camera at a mid-level --
here the camera is at roughly the
same level as Brooke's hand; also
select poses that don't have much
depth. Point it
horizontally.
To
exaggerate the distortion:
photograph from very high or very
low angles, and move the camera
close to some body part.
Now,
I like the distortion, so we try
some with Brooke leaning in
towards the camera -- see below. |
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Actually,
with the light so close (just
outside the image), moving the
model to the floor results in
some significantly different
lighting.
The
problem is that the strobe's
duration is 1/3000th of a
second, and that tends to
freeze motion. However,
the best way to photograph
moving water is to use
relatively long exposure
times. Here, you can
barely see the water. If
we used, say, a shutter speed
of 1/30th of a second (or even
slower), the water would be a
white blur.
Still,
the shower floor is a great
spot.
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Okay,
see -- the water is beading, but
the light isn't quite right to
highlight it. I think that
I'd have to do it differently if I
want "water beads on
skin" images:
- I'd
probably have to be closer.
- I'd
probably wouldn't use a wide
angle lens -- a normal lens
would be more appropriate.
- I'd
probably use a smaller (less
soft) light source. It
doesn't have to be a
hard/harsh source, but it
probably has to be less soft
that this light.
- I'd
probably want the light source
to be more behind the model.
- A
two light source setup might
be best.
So, someday, I'll get the model
wet & bring her into the
living room studio, using buckets
& towels on the floor.
Someday. |
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We
continue to work on the
floor. Heretofore,
Brooke would get her hair wet
& would slick it
back. I ask her to let
her wet hair tumble around her
face and onto her chest.
Good choice, huh?
(Doesn't it look like that
would tickle?)
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Here's a token color image, for
those who like color
images. Sorry, folks, but
I'm still a B&W fanatic -- I
don't care for color
images. |
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Is
that a saucy little smile on
Brooke's face?
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Okay, one final image.
This one, I think, is my
favorite of the shower images,
but there are plenty of images
here that I'd rank as a close
second. |
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