I took the image below a couple of years ago - it’s the child of a friend & it’s my take on the famous Nirvana album cover. I’ve wanted to do more, but it’s a bit difficult getting the models! Well my luck has changed & I’ve started a project with a swim school, Quackers, to photograph their baby classes. I did my first shoot last week & I’ve got lots to learn for sure, but I just know it’s going to be great fun.
I quickly realised I needed to build a backdrop - the tiles of the pool just kill any artistic feel & I didn’t fancy loads of Photoshop work inserting new backgrounds. Up to now we’ve used material for backdrops in the pool, but they come with problems, not least getting them dry after the shoot.
So this time I’m trying a vinyl backdrop. It’s 3m x 5m so I used a large banner printing company to produce it. They were a bit disappointed when they got my plain blue artwork - they usually print much more elaborate designs. A quick trip to B&Q to buy some plumbing pipe & we now have a frame to support it in the water. I’ll go in next week & try it out before our next practice shoot in a couple of weeks.
I love a project!
Nirvana
First shoot in the pool
The new backdrop