Oisin was saddened to hear that he could not see his Gran and visit his friends from today, May 5th ( I had mentioned naively to him weeks ago, that he would be able to and he clearly remembered!)

So I wanted to create an image would reflected his sadness.

I brought out the large black backdrop and put it to one side of the window so there would be no reflections in the image. I also chose a north facing window so the Sun was not going to be an issue for me.

I put the backdrop up behind Oisin, just so to block out all the stuff in the room.

I placed a speed lite with a spillkill attached with a grid behind to the right of Oisin. I wanted the light to highlight the water on the window.

I had tried spraying the window with a handspray but it just wasn’t enough. I wanted the image to say “cry me a river!”

So, I turned on the water from the outside tap and then got his younger sister Saoirse to hold the hose and spray it at the window.

I also wanted the eyes to be in focus and not hidden with water, so this is the best I could get with a four year old assistant!