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.
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! :)