Water effect / Fashion Portrait Photography

[laure_bee]

<p>Hi all! Am trying to achieve this wet/dripping water effect for a shoot. The water in this reference pic looks thick (texture) and shiny (light); any tips on how to achieve this look?<br />Thanks everyone!<br /><br /><p><i>Image removed. Per the photo.net Terms of Use, do not post a photo you did not take. Please use a link to the photo in question.</i></p>

[starvy]

<p>I so wish that the moderator, after removing the image had left a link for us to see exactly what the question was about.</p>

[MichaelChang]

<p>Laure, try drag-and-drop your sample picture into the Google Image Search page linked below, or you can upload it by clicking on the little camera in the search box. <br>

<a href="https://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&ei=ntX0VNqCHcjSaOaxgagD&ved=0CAMQqi4oAg">https://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&ei=ntX0VNqCHcjSaOaxgagD&ved=0CAMQqi4oAg</a></p>

<p>Pick the image from the search result if it shows up and post the link here so we can see it. </p>

<p>Alternatively, you can upload the picture to a hosting site (or your Facebook page) and link it here. </p>

[laure_bee]

Here it is again guys: http://40.media.tumblr.com/117e39bdb71fe993f0b43b6a0d2c6075/tumblr_nkl9kgUqpu1rt24aao1_1280.jpg

[lex_jenkins]

<p>Looks like undiluted glycerin poured directly from a bottle. <a href="http://www.people.com/article/blake-little-preservation">Blake Little</a> has taken that to an extreme using honey for his "Preservation" project.</p>

[Charles_Webster]

<p>The light patterns are not just because of the wet surface, those are projections, probably on a reflector/screen off left.</p>

<p>I agree that it's probably glycerin. You can get that at cake decorating and hobby supply shops as well as on-line at special effects suppliers.</p>

 

[laure_bee]

<p>Thanks Lex, I've seen the Blake Little shoot a few days ago as well, loved it!<br />I imagine glycerin is safe on the eyes (honey must be as well), you'd want that if you are pouring it on someone's face for the shot.<br>

Thanks Charles, didn't think of projections on a fleccy, that's a great idea! Will look into that.<br />It would be really interesting getting different projections happening actually, and try different patterns appearing in the highlights.<br />Then agin, in the reference image, maybe that's a post-effect...<br />Love doing things in-camera though, so would be keen to test it out!</p>

[michaelmowery]

<p>the patterns on the face are from cutouts placed in front of the light modifier. Same idea if you put the soft grid on it or louvers you would see the pattern. Or if you placed a Cucoloris over the beauty dish or soft box. You can create your own shapes .</p>