Earlier this week I found myself in San Marcos along with all of my "portable" camera equipment as I tend to keep it in my car on trips. After a fun filled morning of exploring highways, back roads, wrong turns, and a dried up river bed it was lunch time. A
FreeBird burrito and a mixed beer bucket later, phone calls were being made and messages sent. The resulting idea was to get some of the girls Britney knows to help me get a shot I thought of while I was previously in town.
The first girl we talked about using for the shot was inaccessible as people tend to be when you don't have their phone number. The second choice was Nicole, a room mate of Britneys, who was just getting off work. Finishing our beers we ventured to the house to tell Nicole of her participation in the shoot. After some introductions and chatting we were on our way to the predetermined spot.
When we first got to the river, the two girls got into the water and I immediately wish I had brought a suit. It was a very hot day, and the water felt amazing. However it was a bit of a task to set up the lighting and position myself for the shots. There were some local guys already in the area we wanted to shoot in, being as they were friendly and even a little helpful, it was no bother to myself or my model.
After the first half of the shoot, I told her what I was wanting out of the second half. This is were things got tricky. I had to actually walk into the river where it was almost waste deep to the shaded area we wanted to use next. This proved to be difficult trying to keep my shorts dry while carrying a light stand and my camera over the rocks and through the water. I eventually ended up removing the shorts in lieu of my boxers so I could get into the water and get the angle I needed. After lots of maneuvering, and blocking of prying eyes, we ended up getting the shot I was looking for.
(Prepping myself for the river as Nicole takes her position.)
(Final shot of Nicole on the Guadelupe.).
These pictures and more from the set can be seen at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/brianvogelsphotos/
(Spiderlite with all five bulbs on. Daylight bulbs)
(This is a shot of the spiderlite with a blacklight in the center position and the other four bulbs off.)
(This is a shot with the two black lights on, and the actualy black glass bulb on in the center.)
(This is a shot with all lights on. Two reds, two purple, and the one black in center.)
(This final image has the daylight spiderlite off with the color spiderlight only lighting the blacklights.)
