Here is a little Photoshop magic...
I took the original photo of our model Jessica (top photo) and replaced the top of her hair with the hair from the other shot of her where I had used hair lighting instead. (See the two images from the 10-28-11 post on Professional Models.) I re-sized that second photo so that her head size was exactly the same, then repositioned the hair to fit on top of her first photo. Blending things together, you can't tell that the bottom image is a composite of two images. So now the image of her shows the image with "new" hair lighting on it.
To see a "flip" comparison, click on any of the images above and then "flip" between the two images in the resulting screen. You'll immediately see what was done with the hair this way.
I often do a similar thing to people's eyes in group photos. For instance, when I take a group photo, I usually shoot several of the same shot, just in case someone's eyes are closed. I just take the "open" eyes from one of the other images and place it on the closed eye image. Blend it together just right and you end up with a perfect image with everyone's eyes open!
Want to learn how to do things like this? Come take a Photoshop CS5 class at Balanced Exposure! Want to learn how to take great flash studio photos? Come take a Flash class too! :)
2 comments:
I like the top picture better. It looks more "real." In the second it looks too washed out, almost.
But of course, I will defer to your opinion as a professional.
Do more of these kinds of posts!
Hair lighting is used typically to separate the model from the background. Because she is blond, she doesn't need hair lighting as much as a brunette would. Still, professional photos typically include hair lighting.
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