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Subject: Re: Elusive

Date: Tue 12/08/08 18:00:03 GMT

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Stormy,

You might try to find someone who does "preform" out-of-the-shelve T-shirts. I've seen techniques used towards this in theater wardrobe through my years with Cirque du Soleil. I don't know if they do this physically, chemically or otherwise.

If I was on my own with such a task, I'd try "differential shrinking through heat": select a larger shirt than needed, soak the lower and upper parts with water (leave the chest area dry), and put in the dryer full heat for a long time. Presumably, the wet area will shrink more than the originally dry part. (Or should it be the other way around? Try it out and please keep this forum posted!)

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By Stormy Waters - Tue 12/08/08 16:33:13 GMT

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/10035203@N03/2690683344/

This photo (not one of mine) has gotten me to thinking about my elusive pursuit of the perfect wet-t shirt shot. This one doesn't fully measure up, but it helps illustrate my point

The perfect shot would be of a model with fairly large, well shaped breasts with good-sized nipples (not to be too clinical here) and the gal would have an overall great body. Of the 30 models I've shot with, 10 fall into this category.

She would also have natural boobs. Of the 10, six would make the grade.

She would have to be willing to take the plunge in a thin, white shirt. No bra, of course. Only two are now in the hunt.

Here's the problem. With large boobs, the nature of the fabric and size of the shirt are critical, and there is little tolerance for error. Because what we're seeking here is a shirt that becomes an absolute second skin. On smaller breasted women, this isn't such an issue: a very tight shirt will do the trick. But on the larger bust, a really tight shirt stretches away from the body at several points.

The solution is a slightly larger shirt loose enough to glue down in the cleavage and on the underside. But too much fabric, and it just hangs when wet. If the size is correct, the fabric must be thin and very stretchy, and most t-shirts just don't cut it.

So tens of thousands of shots, and still perfection eludes me.

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