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People Shots - A complexion Question
I'm a newcommer to serious photography and while I've done a few head shots and am learning, I've been asked to take a couple shots of a friend and I realize I need some advice. My friend is a Black kid. Very black. This isn't a fashion shot and she's cute enough but not a Grace Jones that would transend the shortcomming of any picture I'd take. I want to make her look good. My equipment is a good dslr plus an off camera flash and cable, and whatever mother nature can provide. Any tips? Thanks -- a d y k e s @ p a n i x . c o m Don't blame me. I voted for Gore. |
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People Shots - A complexion Question
I'm a newcommer to serious photography and while I've done a few head shots and am learning, I've been asked to take a couple shots of a friend and I realize I need some advice. My friend is a Black kid. Very black. This isn't a fashion shot and she's cute enough but not a Grace Jones that would transend the shortcomming of any picture I'd take. I want to make her look good. My equipment is a good dslr plus an off camera flash and cable, and whatever mother nature can provide. black skin reveals bad lighting easier than pale white skin. look at some of the magazines and see what you can tell about the lighting, look at skin, also look at shoes, purses, even sports cars. How do they light black people and objects? Usually they have a very large light source. Here's a simple glamour light. Open a door, preferable one that is on the shadow side of the house. have your subject step back slowly. *Just* at the point you can see a fall off of the light, that's your sweet spot. use your flash for a hair light. This will be as nice as any big glamour light set up you see in a magazine. You can find other nice 'sweet' lights in other similar situations. Overhangs like porches, trees. Twilight is usually good, late afternoon in an area where the sun is blocked by a tall building, a hillside, or a line of trees. This reply is echoed to the z-prophoto mailing list at yahoogroups.com |
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