Water splash self portraits

Sometimes in life, you just gotta do some crazy.

Once in a while I get these urges to go on crazy photographic adventures. I have these ideas to try new things. I try to come up with things I’ve never before seen done. I don’t really know what my specific “creative process” is–it seems to change from time to time.  Sometimes ideas just pop into my head at a faster rate than other times.  Sometimes I follow through with these ideas, sometimes I don’t.

Here’s an idea that I followed through.

I’ve been slightly fascinated with high speed water photography.  Using strobes/flashes can really freeze the action of water to create a cool effect.  I did a little project a while back dropping coins [or a candle (pictured)] into a jar of water and then fired strobes to freeze the water splashing.  I thought this was kinda cool, but in my opinion it needs a bit more to be really cool.

Six months later, I resume the splash photography with people splashing photography.  I can think of a ton of ways I could improve this, but I consider it fairly cool.  :)

Step 1: Get a pitcher of water.
Step 2: Dump on self.
Step 3: Repeat steps 1 and 2.
Step 4: Find assistant to dump water on you.
Step 5: Repeat.

The rest in pictures.  A little side note: have you noticed that it’s really hard to show rain in pictures?  Even if it’s raining pretty hard, it generally doesn’t show up very well.  One way to get around this is to add rain in photoshop.  Another way is to add more water!  :)

Trying things out.

Then, I threw the water above me...

My dad, doing good things.

My dad was helpful through it all.  What a supportive guy!  He was willing to go along with my questionable ideas, no questions asked.  Well, maybe a few questions.  He was actually maybe a little too eager to help out…

~ Jon