Underwater kigs

my415 · Post by **my415** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 2:55 pm

I've seen photos online of kigs doing photoshoots underwater. Any idea how they do it?

Senkan · Post by **Senkan** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 7:48 pm

You do have to consider the rather extreme safety risk that the kigs are taking when going underwater for photoshoots. Wearing the mask in water literally means near zero vision and the risk of drowning is very, very high if anything goes wrong. Those who do photoshoots underwater are more likely to be experienced professional swimmers.

Do not take any chances or risks that may endanger your safety, even if it looks cool.

my415 · Post by **my415** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 11:46 pm

Of course I am not taking the risk. I just want to know how they do it.

Senkan · Post by **Senkan** » Mon Dec 31, 2018 7:26 am

My best guess: Hold their breath really, really long. A snorkel tube will very likely won't fit inside the mask. I imagine the time spent underwater is less than 30 seconds, surfacing frequently to remove the mask and breath in the fresh air before diving again.

Skye · Post by **Skye** » Mon Jan 28, 2019 8:20 pm

We actually shot underwater at the 2017 eurokigurumi Xmas meet.
There was a swimming pool on site. One of us had a go pro and some of us tried to swim underwater long enough to get the shot.
There's some lovely footage of Cloud.
My attempt was a mess. The mask is very buoyant which made swimming awkward.
There were several strong swimmers around to help put if anything went wrong.
Thankfully the only thing that went wrong was I fell off the duck...