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Been at this in every form for 35 years, and it amazes me how a simple hint or suggestion from someone makes life and work soooo much easier. Doing glam nudes and a model helped me out with a great tip the other day. Tip for day: Going for the oiled down body look. Hate the whole time, how the heck to get it even with baby oil. Go to your grocery store, cooking oil isle, and buy the can spray cooking oil, PAM. 10 seconds and you have a slippery, slimey, even coated, fully oiled body. Oct 19 07 09:38 am Link To get really shiny hair in a photo i use pam as well Oct 19 07 09:56 am Link thanks for sharin the tip  Oct 19 07 11:00 am Link I take self portraits to learn how to direct facial expressions and emotional reactions in other people. Also, it helps me get a real sense of where I am in relation to the lens, and I'll apply those things I learn with myself to others. Take self portraits. There's so much more to learn from them. Oct 19 07 11:02 am Link I bought a polystyene foam head from a boot sale for $1.00. I use this, supported however is necessary to set lights etc. for self-portraits (just that the foam head is better looking). Since I don't tend to use the same settings twice, it can also be useful for provisional settings and to save a little bit of time on portrait shots before a model arrives... Oct 19 07 11:08 am Link One concern I've heard about Pam is that it can stain clothing. Never used it, so I can't verify that this is true. But, to replicate sweat on a model, I use a 3:2 ratio of glycerin and water in a spray pump. Oct 19 07 11:28 am Link I've worked with a photog who's bought a cheapy spray bottle at Walgreens and filled it with baby oil, and then sprayed the model down. Even spray, no touching, and filling a second one with water got a great beading effect... Oct 19 07 11:31 am Link Rachel Jay wrote: Yep! Or just have the model apply the oil then you just spray with (warm) water. Oct 19 07 11:50 am Link ddt wrote: Stay away from baby oil, though - it's absorbed into the skin too quickly. Oct 19 07 12:04 pm Link if you have two models, get them to look at eachother, or at least one to look at the other. solid gold. Oct 19 07 12:08 pm Link I used spray olive oil for the models skin Oct 19 07 01:47 pm Link Try Aveeno's Mosturizing Cream Oil (it's a mix of both). Lasts a long time, won't stain clothes, and water beads up on it well. Adds a great skin sheen without the oily look. Oct 19 07 01:51 pm Link Erik R Soto Photography wrote: I'd think that would screw up your computers monitor Oct 19 07 01:52 pm Link When shooting with a really inexperienced model (like someone on their first shoot), take a few shots before they're in make-up and costume and without directing them. Then once you get into the swing of the shoot, with some good music on and a fun atmosphere, show them the actual shoot photos next to the first ones you took - I haven't met a model yet who wasn't amazed at the difference :-) Jan 09 08 08:38 pm Link OK, let me see if I have this right... First I get some Pam...  AP Jan 10 08 12:31 am Link pretend you're still shooting film and stop after 36 shots & take a break Jan 10 08 12:51 am Link A concoction of Glycerin and Water is great for simulated perspiration or for getting that water bead effect. Glycerin is a humectant meanin it draws moisture out of the air or sucks moisture out of your skin depending on the climate. I stay in Houston so its always humid and the glycerin just pulls the humidity from the surrounding air. Jan 10 08 01:48 am Link Jan 10 08 10:47 am Link Removing the lens cap from a rangefinder camera prior to shooting produces much better exposures. Jan 10 08 10:51 am Link VideoGregg wrote: If you want the more sweaty look, try sunflower oil. Spread evenly and then splash subject with water. The droplets bead on top of the oil and it makes for a really nice glycerin like look with out the, "Oww oww.. it got in my eyes" reaction. Jan 10 08 10:57 am Link When doing a long exposure where you need a tripod, use the timer feature (if you have one) Doing so eliminates the slight camera shake created when your finger hits the trigger   Jan 10 08 11:04 am Link Isoplus, in blue can you can find it in any beauty supply store and it wont leave stains or residue all over. Jan 10 08 11:08 am Link MMDesign wrote: Surely you jest...? This theory has been tested and subsequently debunked on numerous occasion. Jan 10 08 11:10 am Link 215 Studios wrote: Only by the digital rangefinder shooters who think they can fix it in post. Jan 10 08 11:48 am Link I pick models with good skin. Because I'm lazy, and don't really like to do much post-production work. Call me crazy...but, that's just the way I roll.  Jan 10 08 11:51 am Link The very best tip I can give to anyone that shoots models, after a decade of shooting models myself on and off and getting published here and there and getting paid gigs and starting with film and now shooting digital for a few years and even having used medium format film cameras is.... ..... Get a makeup artist for every shoot. Jan 10 08 12:01 pm Link book models that are better than you....payed, bribed or otherwise. Jan 10 08 12:56 pm Link Doesn't the PAM make them smell like garlic...or is it rosemary. Jan 10 08 04:10 pm Link Keep your Profoto 7B or B2 plugged into the wall at all times when not in use. It's good for the batteries. Jan 10 08 05:48 pm Link Cliff Evans wrote: Too True! Great way to learn! Jan 11 08 01:08 am Link Put unexposed memory away label side up and exposed cards back upside down. Visene makes nipples erect (ymmv) Jan 11 08 02:14 am Link LeWhite wrote: so i can fire my fluffer! yay. Jan 11 08 02:21 am Link Always check your camera settings before you leave the house! (as opposed to after the shoot) ;-) Jan 11 08 02:28 am Link Tip #1. Always carry a small jar of Clinique gentle light powder - Glow 3 Neutral. Getting rid of the shiney spots before click is always easier than cloning after. Tip #2. Makeup for theatre and makeup for photographs are very different techniques. Tip #3. Learn the basics of makeup so that you can help out if the MUA is MIA. Tip #4. Getting it right before you click is much faster than post processing everything afterwards. Correct makeup once vs. clone makeup 100 times in post - you do the math. Jan 11 08 02:30 am Link Erik R Soto Photography wrote: It's a bit more expensive than Pam, but for nice shiny hair I like to use Tigi/Bed Head - Head Rush (shine adrenaline). Models appreciate the fact that it's a hair product instead of cooking oil (smells nicer) and it helps keep fly aways down a bit, too. Jan 11 08 02:44 am Link |
