Trendy Throwback BTS: The Ice Bucket Challenge

Trendy Throwback BTS: The Ice Bucket Challenge

On today’s winter solstice, for some reason, I thought back to that time a couple of years ago when the Ice Bucket Challenge was floating around the internet. Remember that? The “either donate to ALS research or record yourself having a bucket of ice water dumped on your head” craze that filled up your Facebook feed in mid-2014 with terrible vertical cell phone videos of water going everywhere? Sure you do.

Well, when I got challenged, I took it as an opportunity to play with light and make my friends suffer with me. So, I grabbed two Einsteins and 10x36" strip boxes with grids, a ladder, a trash can, and a water hose, and headed into my backyard. My friends Paul and (fellow photographer) Brandon were nice enough to come play, and this is what we came up with. 

 

Here's a quick BTS video showing the setup and also showing me getting dumped on.

 

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Stephen Ironside is a commercial photographer with an outdoor twist based in Fayetteville, Arkansas. While attempting to specialize in adventure and travel photography, you can usually find him in the woods, in another country, or oftentimes stuffing his face at an Indian buffet.

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I thought I'd share my ALS Ice Bucket shot from New York Fashion Week, where Heidi Klum is dropping ice over Tim Gunn... Right time, right place! :)