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Model & MUA: Suzanne Moran

Model & MUA: Suzanne Moran
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Contest Finalist in Expressive Faces Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Image of the Year Photo Contest 2016
Contest Finalist in Social Exposure Photo Contest Vol 6
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People's Choice in ANYTHING WEARING GOGGLES Photo Challenge
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Portrait Magic Photo ContestTop 10 rank
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Expressive Faces Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Expressive Faces Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Anything People Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Anything People Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
The Talent AwardsTop 20 rank
Unforgettable Portraits Photo Contest by ZenfolioTop 30 rank
My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol 2Top 20 rank
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My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol 2Top 20 rank week 1
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I Love Photography Photo ContestTop 10 rank
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Image of the Year Photo Contest 2016Top 10 rank
Image of the Year Photo Contest 2016Top 10 rank week 1
Captivating Portraits Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Social Exposure Photo Contest Vol 6Top 10 rank
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My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol 1Top 10 rank week 1
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JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots June 20, 2016
Great creativity! Congrats.
Spinola Platinum
 
Spinola July 10, 2016
Perfect
kgrafix PRO+
 
kgrafix July 10, 2016
Beautiful! Was she laying down when you took this?
jennypotterphotography PRO+
 
jennypotterphotography September 26, 2016
I love this energetic feel free shot lots of life and personality well done great capture best wishes Jenny
andrewlpaul
 
andrewlpaul December 13, 2016
Such movement in that hair! Fantastic portrait.
Sneachta
Sneachta December 14, 2016
Thanks a lot, really glad you like it ! :)
byronmcpherson
 
byronmcpherson January 08, 2017
Everything just says WOW!
myriamverne-soury
 
myriamverne-soury February 15, 2017
Excellent !
StephenSPotterPhoto
 
StephenSPotterPhoto March 07, 2017
Now this is what I call super-creativity! Congrats!
TimothyPrincehorn PRO+
 
TimothyPrincehorn September 22, 2017
This shot has stopping power like crazy. Great creative.
Sleeping_Panda
 
Sleeping_Panda September 14, 2018
This is really creative
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Behind The Lens

Location

I try all types of photography but recently I've been spending more time in a studio. I always try to think of something different or interesting. There are so many excellent studio photographers that I feel the only way to try and stand out a little is to create a striking or original image. This photo was shot in a small studio in Dublin, Ireland, Edge Photography Studio.

Time

Daytime :)

Lighting

The lighting for this and all the other 'flicky hair' (as I call them :) ) shots I've done is a simple single light setup, a large soft box high up tilted down and straight on. Also I sometimes use a single reflector under the light to angle some light under the chin.

Equipment

Ever since my first DSLR (Canon 350D) I've been locked into the Canon system. I had no particular feelings between different makes just happened to be able to get a cheap second hand DSLR that was the 350D. Like so many other people, once you start down the road with one manufacturer you tend to stick with them as the cost to change is too expensive. This shot was done with my current Canon a 6D, which is a terrific 'budget' full frame camera but has some peculiarities that take some getting use to, mostly to do with focus (or lack of!). Lighting was, as mentioned a single light, a Bowens head and a standard circular reflector, silver backed.

Inspiration

I just wanted to make a cool photo :) A lot of time my inspiration is seeing a shot someone else has done and then twisting their idea through my own mental filter and running with it. I think originally the idea for this and the other 'flicky hair' shots came from an old advertisement where a man is sitting in an armchair in front of a tv and is being blown away by it.

Editing

Yes ! I shoot raw and therefore always have to adjust white balance, contrast, cropping, colour grading etc. As well as this, there was some skin retouching (not too much as I'm not very good at it) and also, for this particular one, experimented and added an oil painting effect to the hair. I try to keep photoshopping to a minimum, mostly due to lacking the skills. Compositing is definitely something I need to get better at and tend to avoid in my shots. I try to do everything in camera as it's just easier to create a final image that way, well for me it is.

In my camera bag

Canon 6D, 24-105, 100macro f2, 50mm f1.4, nissin flash and a wide arrange of ND filters

Feedback

This is a surprisingly easy shot to do, I've been asked about them, about how I got the model to hang upside down, or just how it is done. Well firstly the model is just standing upright normally, I doubt I could persuade them to hang upside down ! The trick is in the title 'flicky shot', get the model to put their hands under there hair and flick it into the air. It takes quite a few shots to get the one you want but the setup is so simple it doesn't take long, from a studio time point of view.

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