Finally got around to editing the last sploshing of this outfit. The oil in the savory messing permanently changed the color of Andi's satin dress top, but the outing in the mud finally ended this outfit's sploshing streak; her heels pulled apart in the mud (and the purse was too nasty to try and save).

And on a side note, a big shout out to those that regularly shoot scenes like this. I am used to doing shoots with a model that is relatively stationary, trying to run 2 video cameras while taking still pictures of a moving subject is a much bigger challenge. Add to that the fact that you and the tripods are sinking in mud at the same time and it gets to be a bit insane! You will notice many times in this video that Andi is not centered in frame, shaky camera movements, less than ideal zooms/pans, and times when I literally stumble in the mud and hit the tripods Oh well, it is what it is...

-JD

https://youtu.be/KshemJff790

Nice work!

In response to the camera issue, when I shoot mud I take a tough plastic tub about a foot and a half square to use as a handhold, to keep my hands clean, I have the video camera in my right hand and the still camera round my neck, I use my left hand to roughly point and shoot, then ditch all the bad shots when I get back to the Hall. Sometimes between video takes I'll put the video camera down in the box and take some posed stills. Box also contains emergency tissues, towel, and bottle of clean water in case one of the models needs an eye wash mid-shoot. Having a solid, clean platform with stout handles to use for clean leverage makes all the difference in the mud.

Thanks for the tip!!