help with model shoot

[13thghost]

hi guys im posting this to pick your brains a bit my *** is a hair dresser and she needs some shots for advertisement and for some reason i said i would do it (why, i dont know) but im more of a sports and action man so a photo shoot like this is totaly alien to me. so what im asking is, can you guys give me a cupple of pointers so my *** wont kill me lol

im going to try and get a ring flash befor the shoot as i have only got a normal flashgun and have no real need for a proper light rig

any pointers are welcome

and thanks in advance

 

[Sophotogenic]

Hi Wayne - You don't expensive lights so don't be spending a boat load of cash on some new equipment before you think it through.

Will the shoot be indoors or out?

 

[13thghost]

hi mate its going to be inside as far as i know

 

[AliB]

You have bitten off rather more than your equipment allows you to do if you want to do it properly I'm afraid. Most hair photography is lit with 4 lights. One fill light, one key light a rim light and a specific hair light set so that the colour and texture of the hair really sing.

It's a specific discipline if done right and needs space to set up. How about make up and clothing too?

 

[BarryDawsib]

4 lights? nah you can get away with 3!

Main light, hair light, background light and a reflector for fill.

or! if your really strapped for spare lights.
2 if you have one light with a light bank (big o diffuser panel) that will light the whole face and background with the other strobe for the hair light.

or clam shell lighting? one above, reflector below and a hair light?

god I love thinking out of the box.

Anyways, have to agree you are out of your depth.
and if this is about hair styling a ring light will do nothing to show it off.
the whole point of shooting hair is to show off depth and separation (hence more then one light)

there is a whole lot of thinking behind it really, the options I have put forward are a few available,
but the general set-up as mentioned above is just about the best as it achieves a balance between different types of light (soft diffused / harsh direct) serving their purpose making the subject stand out.