I Turned A Kiddie Pool Into A Professional Studio Spending Just $30, And The Photos Turned Out Better Than I Expected
I recently did a photo shoot using only a cheap kiddie pool, black backdrop and fake flowers. All and all this shoot cost me under $30 and provided a unique addition to my portfolio. Included are also some behind the scenes photos taken from an iphone to give extra insight.
Shot on a Nikon D750 w/ 50mm 1.4g lens also used a cheap $7 prism from ebay to manipulate some photos.
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I recently did a photo shoot using only a cheap kiddie pool
All and all this shoot cost me under $30
Here’s the result
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It really seems to me that the technology is having an unexpected effect on young people. It seems to me like it is getting their creative juices flowing and they are coming up with incredibly genius art forms! I love it!!
I read that the 30$ budget includes the swimming pool, backdrop and flowers but I also see a model, she's wearing make up and at least a bathsuit, all of this was for free?
The model was my sister so that's how I got them free!
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reminds me of the famous painting 'Ophelia' and the fact about the model that was used for the painting - Ophelia was modelled by artist and muse Elizabeth Siddal, then 19 years old. Millais had Siddal lie fully clothed in a full bathtub in his studio at 7 Gower Street in London. As it was now winter, he placed oil lamps under the tub to warm the water, but was so intent on his work that he allowed them to go out. As a result, Siddal caught a severe cold, and her father later sent Millais a letter demanding £50 for medical expenses. According to Millais' son, he eventually accepted a lower sum.
This wasn't a Bored Panda staff post. Someone took the time to post something they thought might be helpful to others, or that others my find interesting. Why not ignore it or be constructive if you don't like it. But don't just be a blatant a*s. You must fall in to the category of senseless.
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The prism causes reflections in different directions. There was no copying in post.
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No better way to spend a summer day than with a fun photo project. Not sure if you were intending on water reflections or not. If not, next time go for a dark blanket "ceiling" over the shoot. If you were intending on them, then it came out as you planned and that means success!
I did this three years ago in my back yard also. A little photoshop and she's in a pond with a waterfall! Backyard-S...2aa860.jpg 
The model is really pretty, like, really, really pretty XD Also, the pictures does turn out great ^^
This isn't new or innovative...photographers have been doing stuff like this since the camera was invented
Who said it was new or innovative? They just shared an idea
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It's actually the exact oppsite if you think a little bit deeper
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I'm not sure how many of the commentors are photographers, or actually know how to take a decent photo... But what is all this jazz about "yeah but you never told us how much the camera was" b******t? Kyle is a PHOTOGRAPHER, which means they own a CAMERA. I'm not going to include how much my camera was every time I show someone how I took a shot. This post is just to show people what can be done behind the scenes of a shoot. I LOVE when people show stuff like this, because as a photographer, it gives me inspiration and ideas on how I can do mine. I've often looked at photos and thought "how did they do this?". If I just saw these photos in a magazine or an article or something, I would have never guessed it was done in a kiddie pool in someones backyard. TL;DR: These shots are gorgeous, photographers don't include the price of their camera in each shoot, thanks for showing us behind the scenes.
Some people will find a way to complain/criticize anything, but this is simply beautiful, why cant we just agree on that?
Very nice. A little dark but maybe that is what you want. The double faces are interesting.
"professional" "studio". Yeah. Whatevs. You think you're the first one to "invent" that? Bummer, it's just that nobody else posted it on BP like they invented electricity or something. For your interest, milk in water to make it opaque has been done before, nothing new there. Sorry.
Wow...pretty brutal comments. I would be really interested to see what your hobbies or accomplishments are. I'm gonna bet it is nothing better than criticizing productive folks on bored panda. I liked the post.
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"I turned a kiddie pool into a proffesional studio" You got weird definitions for "studio" let alone proffesional lol. Maybe change it to. "I used a kiddie pool for 1 photo" Why do we have to excgaggerate everything on boredpanda? Why isn't "I used a kiddie pool for a nice picture" not good enough?
xaxa 30$ budget, well, for nice shoot the expensive thing it's a CAMERA, You didn't mention how much that cost, it's not the place Christe, You can shoot in the river too even better, it's a 0$ to use, and photos would be better for sure.
It really seems to me that the technology is having an unexpected effect on young people. It seems to me like it is getting their creative juices flowing and they are coming up with incredibly genius art forms! I love it!!
I read that the 30$ budget includes the swimming pool, backdrop and flowers but I also see a model, she's wearing make up and at least a bathsuit, all of this was for free?
The model was my sister so that's how I got them free!
Load More Replies... reminds me of the famous painting 'Ophelia' and the fact about the model that was used for the painting - Ophelia was modelled by artist and muse Elizabeth Siddal, then 19 years old. Millais had Siddal lie fully clothed in a full bathtub in his studio at 7 Gower Street in London. As it was now winter, he placed oil lamps under the tub to warm the water, but was so intent on his work that he allowed them to go out. As a result, Siddal caught a severe cold, and her father later sent Millais a letter demanding £50 for medical expenses. According to Millais' son, he eventually accepted a lower sum.
This wasn't a Bored Panda staff post. Someone took the time to post something they thought might be helpful to others, or that others my find interesting. Why not ignore it or be constructive if you don't like it. But don't just be a blatant a*s. You must fall in to the category of senseless.
Load More Replies... The prism causes reflections in different directions. There was no copying in post.
Load More Replies... No better way to spend a summer day than with a fun photo project. Not sure if you were intending on water reflections or not. If not, next time go for a dark blanket "ceiling" over the shoot. If you were intending on them, then it came out as you planned and that means success!
I did this three years ago in my back yard also. A little photoshop and she's in a pond with a waterfall! Backyard-S...2aa860.jpg
The model is really pretty, like, really, really pretty XD Also, the pictures does turn out great ^^
This isn't new or innovative...photographers have been doing stuff like this since the camera was invented
Who said it was new or innovative? They just shared an idea
Load More Replies... It's actually the exact oppsite if you think a little bit deeper
Load More Replies... I'm not sure how many of the commentors are photographers, or actually know how to take a decent photo... But what is all this jazz about "yeah but you never told us how much the camera was" b******t? Kyle is a PHOTOGRAPHER, which means they own a CAMERA. I'm not going to include how much my camera was every time I show someone how I took a shot. This post is just to show people what can be done behind the scenes of a shoot. I LOVE when people show stuff like this, because as a photographer, it gives me inspiration and ideas on how I can do mine. I've often looked at photos and thought "how did they do this?". If I just saw these photos in a magazine or an article or something, I would have never guessed it was done in a kiddie pool in someones backyard. TL;DR: These shots are gorgeous, photographers don't include the price of their camera in each shoot, thanks for showing us behind the scenes.
Some people will find a way to complain/criticize anything, but this is simply beautiful, why cant we just agree on that?
Very nice. A little dark but maybe that is what you want. The double faces are interesting.
"professional" "studio". Yeah. Whatevs. You think you're the first one to "invent" that? Bummer, it's just that nobody else posted it on BP like they invented electricity or something. For your interest, milk in water to make it opaque has been done before, nothing new there. Sorry.
Wow...pretty brutal comments. I would be really interested to see what your hobbies or accomplishments are. I'm gonna bet it is nothing better than criticizing productive folks on bored panda. I liked the post.
Load More Replies... "I turned a kiddie pool into a proffesional studio" You got weird definitions for "studio" let alone proffesional lol. Maybe change it to. "I used a kiddie pool for 1 photo" Why do we have to excgaggerate everything on boredpanda? Why isn't "I used a kiddie pool for a nice picture" not good enough?
xaxa 30$ budget, well, for nice shoot the expensive thing it's a CAMERA, You didn't mention how much that cost, it's not the place Christe, You can shoot in the river too even better, it's a 0$ to use, and photos would be better for sure.
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