Amy Dunn, Houston Photographer Blog » nails http://www.amydunn.com/blog Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:37:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Nailed http://www.amydunn.com/blog/nailed/ http://www.amydunn.com/blog/nailed/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:37:14 +0000 amydunn http://www.amydunn.com/blog/?p=82 I noticed my beauty photography consisted solely of head and shoulders, and I started to get bored with my own work. I wanted to breathe some new life into my photography, so I collaborated with a manicurist to create some magic. After instructing the model to place emphasis on the hands, my portfolio received an instant makeover.

I also played with gels. When used sparingly, these vibrant colors add diversity to any portfolio. Here, I lit the model’s face with a blue gel and tried to pop in a mix with a snoot. In that low-light setting, my Canon 100mm macro rangefinder had a tough time finding the model’s face. I will try a wider light source the night time I try gels—this Sunday, in fact!

I liked the addition of hands in my shots so much, I want to incorporate them into more of my images. Many models show up on set with gnarly nubs or chipped polish, so I will make sure to have a nail artist on set going forward.

Let me know what you think of the shots!

Photographer: Amy Dunn
Makeup artist: Diana Manzanares
Nail artist: Amber Elizabeth
Model: Isabella

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