Hairdresser Model Shoot

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Hi all,
It's been sometime since I posted but out of the blue I have landed a gig working informally for my hairdresser to help her update her website. She's asked me to do some shots for her of a couple of models one evening in the salon. Now, I'm shooting with a D90 and lens wise I'm thinking of using my 50mm f/1.8 and my 18-70mm and I also have myself an SB-600 which is where my questions come in. Whilst I'm aware it may not be completely necessary to use, I was wondering if anyone can offer some very simple flash advice just incase in I do need to get my flashgun involved. Would anyone recommend diffusers/reflectors? And if anyone could offer some basic flashgun settings to get some good results I would be really greatful. I just want to make sure I'm as prepared as possible
Anything and everything is greatly appreciated
Jak :thumbs:
 
There is not a brief answer to your question, if you want anything but amateurish snaps.

I think you will be hard pressed to do justice to a job like this without at least a couple of lights and a fair amount of experience. At the very least, get your self a softbox on a stand, a remote trigger and a reflector, and as much learning and practise as possible.

There's some good value kit here http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=157807
 
buy flash's trigers a 7 day shop stand and that softbox, then do a LOT of screwing around, think about what time of day the shoot will be and what the lights are in the shop, if all the ambient is tungsten the balance the flash to it so you can use the bg light as a fill

read the strobist 101 also
 
Jayst84 said:
Don't do it in the evening. With one on camera flash, and no experience it wouldn't do much to help her business.

Daytime next to a window, bring in a reflector and there's a lot less to go wrong.
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KISS is something I often forget to the detriment of my images ;)
 
Has the hairdresser's got swivel spot lighting. If so I bet you could use those to good effect without recourse to flash.
 
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