hair color question

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Hi,

I do more landscape photography than anything; however, this Sunday I am
donating my time and talents to photograph women who have had their hair
done at a local salon where all proceeds will benefit a charity.

I feel like this is a stupid question, but I am serious - using my D70
digital camera, what do you think is necessary in order to get a proper
color rendition on each woman's hair color?

I think that will matter to them immensely and I want to do as good a job
as possible since they will be donating to the charity for these photos.

Thanks for your help.
Hiker

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HIKER4LIFE wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I do more landscape photography than anything; however, this Sunday I am
> donating my time and talents to photograph women who have had their hair
> done at a local salon where all proceeds will benefit a charity.
>
> I feel like this is a stupid question, but I am serious - using my D70
> digital camera, what do you think is necessary in order to get a proper
> color rendition on each woman's hair color?
>
> I think that will matter to them immensely and I want to do as good a job
> as possible since they will be donating to the charity for these photos.

sounds like fun.

get something in the photograph which is white / neutral,
like a background. then you can correct any color error.

>
> Thanks for your help.
> Hiker
>
>
>

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I can see where you are coming from, but in a place like a hair salon, the
lighting will be all over the place in terms of different colour
temperatures and something white in the backghround my not be the same white
where the subject is. It's safer to do a calibration, holding your neutral
white or grey card as close to the model as possible, so it will reflect the
same light the will be illuminating her and her hair.

Ian

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"bob crownfield" <crownfield@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> HIKER4LIFE wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I do more landscape photography than anything; however, this Sunday I am
>> donating my time and talents to photograph women who have had their hair
>> done at a local salon where all proceeds will benefit a charity.
>>
>> I feel like this is a stupid question, but I am serious - using my D70
>> digital camera, what do you think is necessary in order to get a proper
>> color rendition on each woman's hair color?
>>
>> I think that will matter to them immensely and I want to do as good a
>> job
>> as possible since they will be donating to the charity for these photos.
>
> sounds like fun.
>
> get something in the photograph which is white / neutral,
> like a background. then you can correct any color error.
>
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>> Hiker
>>
>>

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Yep, take one shot with the card and then one without and optimise in RAW
using the shot with the card and apply your settings to the one without.
Makes a lot of sense.

Ian

Digital Photography Now
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"Beach Bum" <e.cartman@southpark.com> wrote in message
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>> I can see where you are coming from, but in a place like a hair salon,
>> the
>> lighting will be all over the place in terms of different colour
>> temperatures and something white in the backghround my not be the same
> white
>> where the subject is. It's safer to do a calibration, holding your
>> neutral
>> white or grey card as close to the model as possible, so it will reflect
> the
>> same light the will be illuminating her and her hair.
>
> Or include a white card in the photo so you can adjust the white balance
> in
> the RAW converter.
>
> --
> Mark
>
> Photos, Ideas & Opinions
> http://www.marklauter.com
>
>