The Burning Couch

Well, it's been some time since I have posted on here, and for that I apologize, yet.... I feel no one really reads these accept perhaps Brad.

Anyway, onto the story.

I got a call a few nights back from a friend of mine that pretty much is summed up by this one sentence, "Hey, come over; we're burning a couch."

I was of course upset. From the utterance of that phrase, ideas were racing through my head about what I could d to set up a shoot with said couch.
Well, I got lucky as there were in fact 2 couches and they were waiting for me to get off work before lighting the other. Upon hearing this, I told my friend on the other end of the line, to put on some corduroys, a decent light colored button-up shirt, and to wait for me.

I got to my friends at roughly 3:30am and announced that not only did I need the aforementioned items that e also needed lots of water and a fire extinguisher. It was at this point that my friend learned he would be siting on the couch while it was ablaze.

After returning from WalMart with 12 gallons if water we proceeded to soak the middle of the couch with a great wattery devide, and the left half with lighter fluid. We took some test shots for focus, and white balance and other various things and were then ready. We set the lighter to the couch and...... nothing. For some reason it wouldn't light. After a few tries we got the flames going, waited until the desired volume of flame and I told him, "Okay, go sit on the couch."


I like to think it was a good effort by all and I am very happy with the final image.











Ryan Crowe
4am, Katy, Tx

this image on flickr


This is why I love 4am shoots.

-Mr. B