Phillip Cohen
(K=10561) - Comment Date 6/2/2005
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What type of hands are you trying to photograph? And what effect are you looking for? Here are some sample hand shots, both very different. It is all in the lighting.
Phil
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Phillip Cohen
(K=10561) - Comment Date 6/2/2005
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Here is the other one, different lighting makes a world of difference as you can see. Of couse it helps that this model is about 70 years younger. ;=]
Phil
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(K=3679) - Comment Date 6/2/2005
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hey! hehe yeah ok...
I meant 70 years old hands..thats what im going to try this weekend... but I havent got any studio lightning and stuff....
Looking for a nice B&W effect..With many detail and lines.. Like the first shot :)
Could you explain me how you did that?
thanks!
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Phillip Cohen
(K=10561) - Comment Date 6/2/2005
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Abel,
The first shot was actually taken with an on camera flash. I believe it was a Nikon F90x camera and an SB-26 flash so that put it about 8 - 9 inches above the lens. The film used in this image was Kodak Techpan which was a very very slow, ISO 10 rating. The subject was very dark skinned as you can see so the detail was not blown out by the direct flash. If I had tried this type of shot on white skin, the background most likely would have gone to total black as I would have had to stop way down so as not to blow out the skin tones. This shot was taken at a silver factory in Yogyakarta Indonesia while I was there on busniness and didn't have more then a second to snap it. Sometimes you luck out.
If I was shooting this in the studio where I had controlled lighting, I would have lit the hands from the front side so that each wrinkle cast a small shadow and made it more dramatic instead of front on where it looks flat. I would have also back lit the hand as as done in my second photo to add some rim light and separation from the back ground.
If you can, get an off camera flash and extension cord or remote trigger and try shooting with the light off to the side skimming across the hand at a tighter angle. Use a white reflector fill card such as a piece of foam core to reflect the light back on to the front and other side so that detail can be seen. Use a silver reflector or mirror in the back aiming forward to give you some rim light. You will really have to experiment, but these shots are all about the lighting and angles.
Have fun and post the results of your shot, would love to see them.
Phil
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David Morris
(K=1404) - Comment Date 6/3/2005
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If you are going for B&W you do not have to worry about "studio" light. A simple desk lamp (that has an adjustable light) will work just as well. I have done some close up detail work in the past using a 100 watt light bulb in just such a lamp. Since B&W is not color sensitive, it will work wonders. It is bright, but not all that hot if you are doing something like this, plus you have the added benefit of it being totally portable (and cheap - lamp costs about $5.00 US at a hardware store - bulbs run about $1.50 US from any grocery store).
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(K=3679) - Comment Date 6/5/2005
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Hi philip here's my idea, really hadnt had any time this weekend :(, but anyway could sketch this for you.. I want to show these old hands with a watch (time-connection) , anyway gonna remove her ring when im going to do it seriously and i'll try to use your lightning tricks. And i'll try some more interesting angle's etc etc....
Have you got any more tips for me? to optimalize my idea..
Thanks a lot again!
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(K=3679) - Comment Date 6/5/2005
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erm tooo big.. made it smaller now..
BTW i thought it maybe would be more nice in color..
anyway need your feedback again!
thanks a lot
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