hyperjoga
TPF Noob!
First a bit of history... I was big into photography in high school but after school, my interest seemed to wane... A couple weeks ago my mother, an amateur photographer, told me she was going to sell some of her gear that she didn't use anymore. When I told her I would be interested in taking it, she gave it to me as a gift! I've been REALLY getting back into it since... Now I've got a Nikon N80, a Nikkor 300mm macro lense, and a Sigma (I forget the # of mm) wide angle lense...
Anyway, so I have a great idea for a series of close-up portraits of my fiance. She is Korean and she has these marvelously exaggerated facial characteristics... She almost looks like a cartoon, if you can imagine. Round face, small mouth, big eyes, wide nose, tiny ears, and her eyes nearly close all the way when she laughs.. She has a very expressive face!
So my idea is to take a bunch of shots of her making really colorful, exaggerated expressions... Funny faces, sad faces, happy faces, mean faces, weird faces, etc. etc. You get the idea. I was going to use my 300mm macro lense to get her face up close, these pics won't be head & shoulders portraits....
So I know that lighting will play a really important part in making these pictures artful and not just a bunch of pictures of some girl's face.... Lighting will be key, I think...
Since I haven't done this in SO LONG, and I never had the opportunity in high school to really get into lighting, I'm not sure where to even begin. I was thinking black & white film, but wouldn't be opposed to trying color.. ANY tips you guys & gals have on lighting, film speed, etc. etc. would be greatly appreciated. Is there a good book on the subject? I found one called "Lighting the Nude" that was about lighting the naked human body, looked like a ~really~ fabulous book.... ? I don't have any lighting gear at this point, but if need be I can certainly generate some $$ to invest in this project.
Many, many thanks!
/Micheal
Anyway, so I have a great idea for a series of close-up portraits of my fiance. She is Korean and she has these marvelously exaggerated facial characteristics... She almost looks like a cartoon, if you can imagine. Round face, small mouth, big eyes, wide nose, tiny ears, and her eyes nearly close all the way when she laughs.. She has a very expressive face!
So my idea is to take a bunch of shots of her making really colorful, exaggerated expressions... Funny faces, sad faces, happy faces, mean faces, weird faces, etc. etc. You get the idea. I was going to use my 300mm macro lense to get her face up close, these pics won't be head & shoulders portraits....
So I know that lighting will play a really important part in making these pictures artful and not just a bunch of pictures of some girl's face.... Lighting will be key, I think...
Since I haven't done this in SO LONG, and I never had the opportunity in high school to really get into lighting, I'm not sure where to even begin. I was thinking black & white film, but wouldn't be opposed to trying color.. ANY tips you guys & gals have on lighting, film speed, etc. etc. would be greatly appreciated. Is there a good book on the subject? I found one called "Lighting the Nude" that was about lighting the naked human body, looked like a ~really~ fabulous book.... ? I don't have any lighting gear at this point, but if need be I can certainly generate some $$ to invest in this project.
Many, many thanks!
/Micheal