RIPPLES OVER FACES
I IEQUIPMENT
Nikon DSLR D3100
Ring flash
Bath of water
Model
METHODOLOGY
In this photo shootI filled my bath with warm, clear tap water. My model was dressed in a strapless swimming costume so that I could take the photograph from the shoulders upwards and the costume would remain hidden. As my bathroom is not naturally well lit, I used the ring flash to aid my camera to achieve an even distribution of life, furthermore, the flash created intense highlights on the surface of the water.
I asked my model to hold her head just below the surface of the water and blow bubbles out of her mouth and nose to disturb the water above her face, this had the desired effect and distorted the form of her face. When carrying out this shoot, I found that that the closer to the surface the face was, the more effective the distortion. I had to do this in short bursts so that my model could take breaks however the ring flash meant that I could keep a consistent exposure so this did not effect the continuity of my photographs.
If I was to do this photo shoot again, I would experiment with floating objects in the water or using food colourings to change the colour of the water however I did not do this this time because I did not want to distract to much attention from the pure water as that is the theme of my project.
Nikon DSLR D3100
Ring flash
Bath of water
Model
METHODOLOGY
In this photo shootI filled my bath with warm, clear tap water. My model was dressed in a strapless swimming costume so that I could take the photograph from the shoulders upwards and the costume would remain hidden. As my bathroom is not naturally well lit, I used the ring flash to aid my camera to achieve an even distribution of life, furthermore, the flash created intense highlights on the surface of the water.
I asked my model to hold her head just below the surface of the water and blow bubbles out of her mouth and nose to disturb the water above her face, this had the desired effect and distorted the form of her face. When carrying out this shoot, I found that that the closer to the surface the face was, the more effective the distortion. I had to do this in short bursts so that my model could take breaks however the ring flash meant that I could keep a consistent exposure so this did not effect the continuity of my photographs.
If I was to do this photo shoot again, I would experiment with floating objects in the water or using food colourings to change the colour of the water however I did not do this this time because I did not want to distract to much attention from the pure water as that is the theme of my project.