Natalia, Bonus Pictures

Note: There are no Out Takes for these Bonus Pictures.

In case it isn't clear, the shower is separate from the steam room. On the left side of the image, you can see the door to the steam room. That's where I placed the lights on a light stand while Natalia was playing in the steam room. Where Natalia is standing is the business end of the shower -- you can see two of the three body sprays and the hose to the main showerhead; above Natalia's head is a big honkin' waterfall showerhead. Off image, to the right of my position is the entrance to the shower, and to my left is the steam room window. There -- you are orientated.

The light comes from strobes bouncing off the wall just outside the shower.

Okay, my shelves are busy, but I figure that I'm not going to be photographing that wall. I'm just including this image so that you can figure out how all of this is configured.

This is more like what I had in mind for these pictures out here in the shower. I'm purposely playing up all the wide angle distortion I can. And yes, I'm mixing color & B&W images on this page.

Natalia is cold -- she's wet, but the water isn't flowing. The bathroom is warm, but in comparison with the steam room, it's always cooler out here. We'll be turning on the hot water from the big honkin' waterfall showerhead soon.

That big honkin' waterfall showerhead pumps a huge volume of water, more thant the 3 body sprays & the regular showerhead combined, but with the strobe, it freeze the movement of the water, and thus it becomes barely visible. So, I give up for now (I'm worn out). I'll revisit the concept later. I'll have to figure a way to light that scene with ambient lighting so that I can use longer shutter speeds.

In the meantime, a few more snaps.

As an added bonus, here's a collage of some of the steam room images.

Here's a couple "behind the scenes" images. I'm enjoying these kinds of images.

Note: There are no Out Takes for these Bonus Pictures.

It is the highlight of my year seeing Natalia once again. She's still a favorite!