Unusual Beauty

By calepo
4
written 1/13/08 6:23 PM, published 1/14/08 2:49 PM

Not quite a year ago, I was hired to take pictures for a new beauty salon that was opening in my home town. The name of the establishment is "Turning Heads".

The proprietor asked a few of her clients to come in and 'pose'. She also wanted unusual photos, artsy, eye catching. With that in mind, I modified most of the photos quite a bit, so they aren't 'pure'. Below are four of the best.

Leopard Nails_color and Leopard Nails_bw show the difference between a color version and a black and white. (The color version is on display in the shop. I prefer that, myself, because it shows the color in the nails which was, after all, the whole point!)

Fan Lady and Lady in Red are the prominant artwork, printed in 20 x 30 poster size and they came out wonderfully. No loss of quality at all. I was very proud of myself and the owner is thrilled.



 
  • msjudi
    3
    yes! i love them.. I want some leopard Nails like that..I like the color best...... ;) i love the lady in red... Great job!

    - Smile ; )

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  • Mike H
    3
    Very nice shots, I like the last two the most. The lighting in "Fan Lady" has a POP to it.

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  • Very classy! Nice job!

    - My "kids"!

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  • Creepy what the effect did to Fan lady's skin!

    - blow.....hard

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  • Very nice work. I like the lighting you did in Painted Lady... Oppps, I mean fan lady. And 20 X 30 is fantastic with no breakdown!

    - So shoot already!!

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  • Nice shots! Back in my custom labwork days, we had one client that was a salon owner. He would shoot models on Ektachrome and bring in the rolls and have us run them through C-41(color negative) process. You get some unique and intense colors.

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  • kalole0
    4
    You have every right to be proud. These are very well done. Fan lady's skin is unusual.

    - togetherness.....

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  • bugaboo
    4
    Excellent the nails in color are great but with the effects & lighting the B&W make them seem more sensual, sensational work on the other two.

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  • KayN
    5
    The last two shots are very well done!

    - Ms.N

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  • I might have masked the lady's face to prevent the crackelure effect on her skin. But like canon said..."Classy"!

    - go take some pictures you

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  • Candice
    5
    I too,like the nails in b/w. The last 2 are well done but the crackling on the woman's face is too aging...IMHO....but a very nice shot!

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  • Ashton
    3
    Like the B&W nails too. the last two are well done.

    - Say...CHEESE

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  • The salon owner should be very pleased with these..The Lady in Red is 'out there' which is what some really want. The skin in fan lady does not look good to me.....

    - Blessings

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  • RobinG
    3
    Great job! I love the nails both ways. The fan lady is a neat shot, but agree on the crackling on the face. Love the last one. :o)

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