Thread: Need help with an assignment. Make up c...

Here are some fun photos I took that night. Make up shots were nothing spectacular to look at. http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1037&message=33658468

Do what you normally do! Flash with bounce reflector is the only possibility. Umbrella is way, way too awkward and limited as things will probably move surprisingly fast: if there are 30 - 50 models to make-up she will have to work like lightning! The fact is, if your friend wants perfection to show her skills in fine detail then she will need to set up a careful studio shoot. As it is, this is going to be an exercise showing that she can...

put your camera in P for professional mode and take the professional shots your friend wants. Help me in return - I have a dinner party tomorrow for 50 people, what do I need to do to cook a 5 course sit down meal? Is my microwave oven and food vouchers going to be enough? I have like 6 plates and 3 pots to use on the stove - what heat do I need to set the stove to when cooking 1 minute noodles? Do I ook the steaks for 1 minute on low or 10...

If you are, my sympathies. Chaos will reign, but it will be fun. Your best bet is to set yourself up somewhere, and have the make-up artist and the performers each come to your shooting station. And see if you can work with a big mirror set on some sort of stand. The idea is to see the real face of the performer, and the reflected face of the makeup artist. The way focus works with mirrors is that the science ends up totaling the distance...