I have always loved photos where a model is floating peacefully in a pond or lake surrounded by waterlilies and lily pads, unfortunately I don’t have access to a pond like this so I made one in my garage. So on August 15 and 16, I turned my garage into a pond and while the lovely Cayce Campaign and SalTea Cosplay acted as my water spirits to make this shoot happen. For this shoot I used: Canon 80D Wireless Transmitter Two Phottix Indra500 Strobes with Battery Packs Two 5” Strobe Reflectors Speed Light Small Soft box 2 C-stands Standard Light Stand Backdrop stand Large Black Backdrop Inflatable Pool Water Rocks Foam Blocks Fake Foliage/Flowers (grasses, waterlilies, and lily pads) Exercise Mats Step Stool Cart Laptop Tether Sand bags We will discuss how I made the pond, the lighting set up, the shoot breakdown, and finally a few of my favorite images. The Pond To make the pond I used a large rectangular kids swimming pool that I se...
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