365 Project Day 272: Let it Rain

Canon 5D Mark ll, 50 1.2L, 2.2 aperture, 1/100 shutter, 320 ISO

(In these images is the lovely LeeAnna Hoffman and her fiancé, Scott Channell. They are an amazing couple with one of the best love stories I have ever heard. Once they are married they will head to Hawaii with YWAM. They are both missionaries at heart. Love them.:))

It all started with an image I saw on Pinterest. It  looked like it was straight out of the movie The Notebook. If you have seen the movie, you know about the famous rain scene. Who can resist the raw emotion and passion depicted in that scene? Every girl wants to live it.  I wanted to try shooting it, but needed a willing couple. Enter LeeAnna and Scott, two artistic young lovebirds about to be married, and willing to try something new for the fun of it. They agreed to go out on a limb with me. The problem was I needed rain, and it wasn’t in the forecast. I put an inquiry out on twitter about creating rain for a photo shoot.  It wasn’t long before a couple friends sent a suggestion on how to make a rain-maker. Johnny put it all together in a couple hours today, and the results were fantastic.  I am including a few images from his creative process below, as well as some more stunning rain images.

Thank you LeeAnna and Scott for going on this adventure with me, and thank you Johnny for building it!

What you will need for your own rain-maker:

2  2×6 boards placed crossed over one another and screwed together at the center

4  1×2 pieces of wood used as braces around the center of the cross

50 foot garden hose

32 plastic zip ties

drill

long piece of rope to secure it in the tree you will be placing it in

end cap for the hose

One sweet young man to build it for you if you can’t figure it out.:)

And then you have this. Because love should be passionate, and because the best line of all time is  “Hey, rain looks good on you.”.