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Magazine Rf Cookbook by Fernando Escovar
The shoot was for BenchWarmer trading cards and calendars. Each year BenchWarmer takes a hundred of the hottest models in the industry and prints them on glossy annuals and cool collectible cards. Since these shoots began in 1991, they have included up-and-coming models and actresses, including Tracy Bingham and Cindy Margolis. The photo shown here was used as a Chase card in the card set named, “Hotties.” Back
to the shot: I draped a 12x12 black Duvetyn in the background, four feet
behind where the sparkler “waterfall” would drop. I
placed the subject three feet in front of the sparklers. For lighting I kept it simple. I used two Photoflex medium Multidomes on each side of where I was shooting—at about five feet off the ground. The sparklers only last for 15–20 seconds, so I told the model, “When it’s go time, give me some good movement.” And she produced. I got off about 10 pictures. When shooting special effects with flame or sparklers, you feel the heat. There is a startled reaction for a second, and then your voice inside says, “Go! Shoot! Shoot!” INGREDIENTS |
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Water Fall is the term used in the F/X (special effects)
world for sparklers that trickle downward. The effect used in this photo
comes from pyro specialist “Pyro Pete,” a master in the pyrotechnic
world. Pete helped me create this photo by placing 16 sparklers on a
line. The sparklers were all wired together so that they would go off
simultaneously when we said the word. 