Toni & Guy

[paulbennett]

right guys, i have come up with a plan to gain some awesome head shots for my folio.

My hair dressers is a rather trendy one, i have been thinking of asking them if they would like some shots done of say their models. Im thinking of going down the toni& guy route with the style of the shot. However not to hot on head shots? Ill be using my 2 SB800s with shoot through brollies. And my 50mm.

Any ideas on how to light the shot? I was thinking maybe just one brollie shot through on the center to the side of the face and maybe another bounced off above the models head for hair lighting?

any tips would be fab...

 

[dseered]

I am going to be doing something similar soon, although natural light and the 580ex11 will be my weapons of choice for what I have in mind - have a look in the Hairdressers Journal for some great shots for inspiration, look forward to seeing the results.

Alot of forward thinking salons have ooodles of natural light as it shows off the hair colour better to the client, also big windows in many salons so try and use this to your advantage, good luck !

 

[cherryrig]

Depending which side they have their hair parting have the umbrella on the opposite side. So hair goes to the left umbrella on the right.

Then have the other flash behind the model so that you get a nice rim light on the hair to make it stand out from the background.

Thats my idea anyway

 

[AliB]

A lot of them use snoots with honeycombs on to get a specific spot of light for the hair.

 

[cherryrig]

A lot of them use snoots with honeycombs on to get a specific spot of light for the hair.

So as you are using a SB-800 make DIY grid. I'm making one at this moment in time and I can't wait till it's done

 

[foodpoison]

So as you are using a SB-800 make DIY grid. I'm making one at this moment in time and I can't wait till it's done

Thats a really good idea!

Better idea, but not quite as good as Les Mclean's softbox for 70p

 

[cherryrig]

Thats a really good idea!

Better idea, but not quite as good as Les Mclean's softbox for 70p

Depends what sort of light you want. The grid gives you a more "snoot" style light whereas that softbox would give you a wider spread.

By the way I've made my grid and it's sooo good. I'll post pictures later

 

[paulbennett]

Matt - we should buy our own studio! haha
would be siiick!

 

[cherryrig]

Matt - we should buy our own studio! haha
would be siiick!

I basically do haha

I just use a white wall, sheet or my macro box, depends on what I want to shoot

Like here -

hahahahaha

 

[paulbennett]

my rents dont have the space for a studio though...wish we had a double garage sob sob

 

[cherryrig]

Yea would be sick, but my studio is on the streets hahaha

(Also did know the umbrella was going to me that BIG which I ordered!!!)

 

[paulbennett]

haha i opened mine and thought...this is big ha!
hopefully the sb will cope with it.

yeah i guess your studio is the streets. wouldnt mind to try some of it. but i like ladies too mcuh haha