Portrait with Fish
From a shoot with Stephanie.
This is the sequel to this shot. I think blonde hair might have worked better, like in the original, because you're able to make out individual strands. I still like this shot, though.
The fish's name is "Bathtub". Bathtub the Fish.
Lighting info: Nearly identical to the old shot. Quote from there: "A 580ex on a stand, with an umbrella pointed straight down. A second 580ex, on camera with a bounce card, adds additional light to the face. The stand is placed in the bathtub, with the model holding it in place with her feet. The light settings were chimped to try and get the in-water and out-of-water lighting fairly equal. Also, a white bath tub seems to act a lot like the interior of a soft box, helping to spread and soften the light."
The only difference is that I didn't use the bounce card onto the face and instead bounced off the ceiling (and sometimes, the wall behind her head).
Comments and faves
mattzor, AustinTX, sxyblkmn, Stephanie_H, and 102 other people added this photo to their favorites.
calliope303 (66 months ago | reply)
fabulous!
AustinTX (66 months ago | reply)
Very cool.
mattzor (66 months ago | reply)
obviously fav
the guilt [deleted] (66 months ago | reply)
Och My God!
sxyblkmn (66 months ago | reply)
dude, this is just great
(did i just say "dude"?!)
:: checks the "Way Back Machine" dials to see if i traveled back in time to the 90s ::
EDIT: oh, and i like the dark hair more than the blonde. i think it gives it a more solid "weight"
Wylie Maercklein (66 months ago | reply)
Hey now, I still say dude :).
sxyblkmn (66 months ago | reply)
@ wylie - *whew* as long as i'm not still the only one ;)
(Griffin Design & Photography) (65 months ago | reply)
You are SICK!
This image tears the house down! Can you get the same expression from the other model who did this image and with the goldfish (without the risk of electrical shock... naaaw I like the idea of death for a killer shot!)
Your da man!
blcknwyte (65 months ago | reply)
Amazing for so many reasons. There isn't a drop of water blemishing the face and of course, the entire concept! wOw!!
Agent Retro (65 months ago | reply)
Sooo excellent! Glad you got to get this out of your system! heheh
ruthdeb (65 months ago | reply)
she looks like Jennie Garth from 90210. And what a great shot. Wish I had the oomph to actually DO all my creative ideas like you do.
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Stephanie_H (65 months ago | reply)
Yeah I agree about the blonde hair now. Didn't even think about how dark hair would look in the water when planning this shot. It almost looks as if the bathtub has a dark background...but not a big deal, the shot still turned out great and I LOVE the placement of "Bathtub" on this one! Great capture. =)
R. Motti (65 months ago | reply)
Fantastic idea. This is just great. Congrats!
geckonia (65 months ago | reply)
That came out great... I like the movement in the water this time.
kris33311 [deleted] (65 months ago | reply)
again! i LOVE this. thsi is so awesome!!!
│:│chelle's view│:│ (65 months ago | reply)
ah! bathtub is a huge gold fish.
Captoe (65 months ago | reply)
Dude!
Tim Casey (65 months ago | reply)
Brilliant!
jayhan (65 months ago | reply)
Im speechless! Simply faboulous!! It brings the orginal concept up one notch (with all due respect to the dude who originated the first bath tub pic). I think the one thing which spoils this image is the facial expression. But thats just me.
amedina (65 months ago | reply)
"ruthdeb Pro User says:
she looks like Jennie Garth from 90210. And what a great shot. Wish I had the oomph to actually DO all my creative ideas like you do. "
Yeah, I was gonna say that too, deffo Jennie Garth!
Great creativity 'dude.'
Wylie Maercklein (65 months ago | reply)
jayhan: I don't think he'll take offense :).
Box of Light (65 months ago | reply)
i really love this image
her face is perfect and the fish tail mimics the curve of her chin
s'perfect.
toxicheart (64 months ago | reply)
Cool picture! Sure hope the fish is doing well....
Ice 18 [deleted] (63 months ago | reply)
Nice shot .. love the composure .. well done .
Ice 18 [deleted] (63 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Diamond Gallery's, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
churningwater (57 months ago | reply)
amazing pick
yuukina_chan (47 months ago | reply)
That must have tickled!! :D
EmJo763 (45 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Creative and Unique Portraits, This is an awesome shot, we'd be so honored to have it as a part of our group!
PhotographLayne (43 months ago | reply)
Thats fantastic. lucky fish
The Speckled Ram Fibers (37 months ago | reply)
Awesome!
nmorales1992 (36 months ago | reply)
this is so cool.
Dark_ fiddlr (25 months ago | reply)
OMG amazing! Great shot!
arevangelista (22 months ago | reply)
Very cool portrait - how did you train the stunt fish?!?! ;-p
VisualValor (14 months ago | reply)
Wonderful idea
greenac1 (8 months ago | reply)
i am glad you put the goldfish update thing on the other photo.
i like this one the best as i can see that water and certainly a gold fish is pretty funny .
so what did you do with the fish after ?