For my Digital Imagery class midterm, I wanted to try something ambitious...shooting underwater. My idea originally was to play around with this idea of suspension and the way the body moves underwater, how it seemingly defies gravity.
I was going to rent a camera, but ended up not because it was very expensive. Instead I went and created my own very inexpensive contraption, which I don't recommend anyone to repeat. I was taking a risk with it, but you gotta do what you gotta do. After the third test of my underwater camera housing (involving transparency, lots of duct tape, and ziploc) it proved to be waterproof. It worked, and created some interesting effects underwater. It was difficult to use however, especially since I didn't get all of the air out. I couldn't stay underwater very long because I kept floating back up to the top!
This project was a lot of fun for me and my model, one of my best friends; and my sister who I persuaded into helping too. When I get some extra money, I'll be sure to invest in some real underwater housing. Anyways, enjoy some of the pictures I took, and the "behind the scenes" ones my sister decided to take.
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