What do I need for a make up portfolio shoot?

[Robin Usagani]

when you shoot up close to the face, her nose might look like a pear.

That I know, but I wouldn't do shots any closer than 10ft with that lens.

Then you will pick up all the busy background and her body wont be proportional.

 

[Ballistics]

I shot this with the 24mm


Mike5 by The Photo Major, on Flickr

I didn't think it looked disproportionate

 

[shortpants]

I'd sooner use the 55-200 but that's just me. Play around and practice on someone, see what you get before you start the actual portfolio work.

 

[gsgary]

Most pro's that shoot beauty/makeup use 100mm macro

 

[Ballistics]

Most pro's that shoot beauty/makeup use 100mm macro

I'm also using a cropped from, so 70mm would be equivalent in my circumstance?

 

[Ballistics]

I'd sooner use the 55-200 but that's just me. Play around and practice on someone, see what you get before you start the actual portfolio work.

Well that goes without saying. A lot of trial and error will go into it before I actually start doing it.

 

[ClintBalsam]

You might need a backdrop.

 

[Mike_E]

Here's a thought to play around with: have one speedlight/umbrella just to camera right- almost in your way- at 1/2 power (the yn467) and the SB700/umbrella to camera left about 15-20 degrees at 1/2 power and the same distance from the subjects face as the other one. Place the 42" reflector behind the subject at around 135 degrees camera left pointed about 2/3s at their back and whatever's left spilling over the front and another one (crumple a sheet of aluminum foil and straighten it back out if needed) 135 degrees to camera right and just high enough to be out of the shot pointed at the top of the subject's head.

This will give you a 2:1 ratio (almost, it'll be a little higher because the two flashes aren't equally powerful) with a kicker and hair light. You don't want to go too dramatic with a port shot because the idea is to illustrate what the subject looks like not how artsy the photog is. You can move the key light (left one, the fill is the one that's right at the camera position) in or ought to change the ratio a bit or set it to full and do the same for higher ratios.

HTHs

 

[2WheelPhoto]

Also for makeup you may want a reflector right under her chin such as this set up: http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6203/6046818978_1beabe2f24.jpg

 

[DiskoJoe]

Tell her that she needs to make friends with someone that manages a make up store like a Sephora or something.

 

[DiskoJoe]

I shot this with the 24mm


Mike5 by The Photo Major, on Flickr

I didn't think it looked disproportionate

Dude! This is not a close up of the face. Most of the comments are regarding doing head and shoulders portraits and a 85mm or a 105 mm would be a better way to go as far as proportions and also for lighting purposes. The added length is your friend. So stop arguing and realize that you are getting very sound advice. This is the way to go.

 

[Buckster]

Dude! This is not a close up of the face.

Dude! Relax! He SAID he'd only be using the 24mm for full body shots, NOT closeups of the face.

THEN he was told that even for that purpose it would be too distorted, so he posted an example where he'd already used it for a full body shot, and guess what? NO DISTORTION PROBLEM with the full body shot on the 24mm - so he DIDN'T get good advice on that.

People around here talk like they know so much, and half the time they're just pulling bullspit out of their butts based on what they think, since they don't actually know from real experience. Honestly, after a couple years observing the dynamic here, it looks to me like most of the most prolific know-it-all responders appear to be nothing more than internet scholars; Those that pretend to know everything based on the fact that they can parrot what they've seen and read from what they've Googled, Youtubed and read on internet forums, but have no actual personal, real-world experience with most of the stuff that flies out of their fingers when posting.

Luckily, there are a handful of folks who really are the real deal, and it's always great when they chime in, especially to straighten out some of the bad to horrible information and advice that too often gets handed out around here.

Whatever...

/rant

 

[Ballistics]

Dude! This is not a close up of the face.

Dude! Relax! He SAID he'd only be using the 24mm for full body shots, NOT closeups of the face.

THEN he was told that even for that purpose it would be too distorted, so he posted an example where he'd already used it for a full body shot, and guess what? NO DISTORTION PROBLEM with the full body shot on the 24mm - so he DIDN'T get good advice on that.

People around here talk like they know so much, and half the time they're just pulling bullspit out of their butts based on what they think, since they don't actually know from real experience. Honestly, after a couple years observing the dynamic here, it looks to me like most of the most prolific know-it-all responders appear to be nothing more than internet scholars; Those that pretend to know everything based on the fact that they can parrot what they've seen and read from what they've Googled, Youtubed and read on internet forums, but have no actual personal, real-world experience with most of the stuff that flies out of their fingers when posting.

Luckily, there are a handful of folks who really are the real deal, and it's always great when they chime in, especially to straighten out some of the bad to horrible information and advice that too often gets handed out around here.

Whatever...

/rant

Pretty much. lol