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Jun 21, 2013 02:57 |  #1

Hi everyone!

Yesterday I met a friend who starts his own career coaching business and he asked me to create some pictures for his internet site...

The first is going to be a male dressed in a suit who is under a shower, he holds his hands in the air and metaphorically he gets transformed.
He is not interested in the transformation part being depicted or created, just the shot when he is all wet and showered. No need to be inside - it could be done on a beach or anywhere else...

How do we handle this request?

I would love to try it, there is no obligation to deliver anything at all. We will be basically having fun. If a good outcome is also produced that would be nice as well.

I need advice right from the start. I find it hard to organise my thought about the project.

Please advise!


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Jun 21, 2013 11:21 |  #2

1. Find a good shower. You might have to rent a room somewhere. Or, for the most flexibility in executing your creative vision: make your own with some tileboard from the hardware store and some and 2x4s. Set it up outside, in the driveway or parking lot or backyard, and attach your shower head to the end of a hose.

2. Figure out how you want it to be lit. If you don't have the gear for it, rent it. If it's outdoors during the day, you'll likely want a scrim to eliminate the hard shadows from direct sun.

3. Find a model who doesn't mind ruining a suit. Or get a suit from a thrift shop, and find a model who fits it.

4. If your shower is outdoors (e.g. the beach) figure out how you want the background to appear. Blurred, obscured, etc. Also, if your shower is outdoors, figure out what time of day is most appropriate for your shoot (hint: it's probably about an hour before sunset).

5. Practice! Practice well in advance, so the day of the shoot you are 100% confident in how it will go down.
5a. First practice without a model, see how the light and the camera capture the water flowing out of the shower. Play around in your own shower at home, if you must. Experiment with different settings. If you're using flash, experiment with different combinations of shutter speeds and flash powers. A long shutter speed and a second-curtain-sync flash might be cool.
5b. Then practice with with a model (doesn't have to be the real model in a suit yet, just a buddy who doesn't mind standing in the shower while you practice and experiment). See how the water and camera settings and lights all work together to make the image. Continue adjusting settings as needed.


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Jun 23, 2013 03:05 |  #3

Hey, thanx!

I think it is going to be outside, to the beach most possible, or maybe a place with a pool (they usually have outdoors showers) and the time you propose seems right (an hour before sunset).

I think flash would complicate things further, so I' d better skip.

I find it hard to imagine the outcome, but my first thoughts involve a blurry background, I will be using either the 85mm f/1.8 or a 35mm f/2.0 that I expect to arrive soon.

The model & suit is taken care of by the person who asked for the shot.


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Jun 23, 2013 20:47 |  #4

If you're shooting him actually in an outdoor shower, backlighting will show the water best.


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