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11/02/2008 08:30:21 PM · #1 |
Hey there guys,
my best friends girlfriend, which is also a really good friend of mine, wants me to shoot some pictures of her. She wants to do something like a winter shoot. She wants to do it outside, which is great since i don't have any lights or flashes.... I've never done a photoshoot before, I was wondering if you guys can give me any tips and maybe even show me what i should be looking for (like poses, effects, lighting, and location). thanks! |
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11/02/2008 09:09:57 PM · #2 |
For lighting, since you don't have flashes or anything, I would make one or two DIY reflectors. You can use tinfoil and foam board or anything large and reflective can be used to your advantage. Other than that, I would say, try to shoot in morning or evening light. Midday has the harshest sun and the ugliest shadows. Also an overcast day can be nice too. To get rid of shadows on the eyes, try to place a reflector parallel to the ground to cast light from the sky up into the models face. For a close up shot you could have her hold the reflector.
This shot was done with window light and one reflector. I had the reflector low to throw light up into his face. The light was also reflecting off of the floor.
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11/02/2008 10:12:49 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by Trumpeteer4:
For lighting, since you don't have flashes or anything, I would make one or two DIY reflectors. You can use tinfoil and foam board or anything large and reflective can be used to your advantage. Other than that, I would say, try to shoot in morning or evening light. Midday has the harshest sun and the ugliest shadows. Also an overcast day can be nice too. To get rid of shadows on the eyes, try to place a reflector parallel to the ground to cast light from the sky up into the models face. For a close up shot you could have her hold the reflector.
This shot was done with window light and one reflector. I had the reflector low to throw light up into his face. The light was also reflecting off of the floor.
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a great cheep DIY reflector is use a firemans blanket ($3.00) from academy( if you don't know what that is it's by the camping stuff just ask someone cause it's in a package about inches wide and 3 inches long.. you'll look all day) and tri fold poster board ($3.00) walmart. the trifold helps you prop it up to stay where you need and it's large so works well
wrap it around the board use tape to hold it down and waa-laa there you go
Message edited by author 2008-11-02 22:13:52. |
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11/02/2008 10:27:48 PM · #4 |
| I have those folding windshield sun protectors, pretty much the same thing but already made, and I buy them at Dollar Giant, a buck each :) |
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11/04/2008 04:32:07 AM · #5 |
| I just did my first senior photos for a friend and I used the foamboard as a reflector. Cost me 3.00 at an arts & crafts store for about a 2' x 3' piece. I enlisted my 10yo son to help with the shoot and gave him a couble bucks for being my "assistant". I got a book from Amazon called "Posing for Portrait Photography: A Head-to-Toe Guide" that was a huge help. |
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