This is the sculpture that I want to photograph: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/sunbather.html
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Paul Stenquist > I thought about your shot while I was out for my morning walk on this > lovely spring day. The classic way to accomplish this on film (or > digital for that matter) is to shoot the scene when backlit using > large reflectors to light the sculpture. The sun should be off to one > side or the other about 45 degrees rather than fully backlit, but it > must be behind the sculpture. If the grass is totally in the shade > you'll be able to nail it. For reflectors just use a couple of pieces > of large white mat board or white foam core. Prop them up to reflect > the light back on the sculpture or have your PAs hold them. (You do > have production assistant's don't you?). Flag the sun if you have to > with a black mat board to make sure you don't get any flare. > > Exposure and processing will earn you very little with color film. > Controlling the light is the time proven method to achieve shots like > you describe.
