Indian Henna party

jcolman · 30th of March 2012 (Fri)

I shot these last night at a "Sankeet Mehndi" party for one of my brides. I will be shooting her wedding tomorrow. Lighting was two off camera speedlights bounced off the walls and an on-camera fill flash.

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4 (this was shot outside in open shade)

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6 Off camera flashes did not fire for this shot. I need to fix the color balance.

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8 My wife joined me for this shoot. She also got a beautiful tattoo.

CSMFoto · 30th of March 2012 (Fri)

I love these designs!!! Hennas so cool when it's applied right, is great!!

#6 = fav.

scorpio_e · 30th of March 2012 (Fri)

Nice work and love the depth you got on #3. Henna parties are a blast.

asianstutter · 30th of March 2012 (Fri)

Very nice shot! i love the lighting. Did you have your on camera flash pointing up or pointing forward?

jcolman · 30th of March 2012 (Fri)

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Originally Posted by asianstutter

Very nice shot! i love the lighting. Did you have your on camera flash pointing up or pointing forward?

Thank you. Regarding the on-camera flash, I had it pointed up and behind me. I rarely ever aim my flash forward.

rick_reno · 31st of March 2012 (Sat)

those are great shots, love the body art. it's fantastic! please post some more

siddr20 · 31st of March 2012 (Sat)

Think you mean sangeet

I do a lot of Indian weddings.

Anyways nice pics mate

jcolman · 31st of March 2012 (Sat)

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Originally Posted by siddr20

Think you mean sangeet

I do a lot of Indian weddings.

Anyways nice pics mate

You are right. Thanks for the correction!

tak0eye · 1st of April 2012 (Sun)

#4....Amazing shot. Very cool to have captured an image such as that!

gonygonygo · 1st of April 2012 (Sun)

Great work Jim! You already know that lol.

Pixil Studio · 1st of April 2012 (Sun)

love the shots i think the WB could be a little adjusted and more consistant

lindsaytblum · 2nd of April 2012 (Mon)

Beautiful!

RDKirk · 2nd of April 2012 (Mon)

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Originally Posted by scorpio_e

Nice work and love the depth you got on #3. Henna parties are a blast.

I never realized the henna painting had depth like that.

jcolman · 2nd of April 2012 (Mon)

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Originally Posted by RDKirk

I never realized the henna painting had depth like that.

What you are seeing is the actual henna "mud" that is applied. Once it dries, you would wash off the mud and the stain would remain on the skin.

RDKirk · 2nd of April 2012 (Mon)

Ahh. Thanks.

30th of March 2012 (Fri)	#1
jcolman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,671	Indian Henna party I shot these last night at a "Sankeet Mehndi" party for one of my brides. I will be shooting her wedding tomorrow. Lighting was two off camera speedlights bounced off the walls and an on-camera fill flash. 1. 2 3 4 (this was shot outside in open shade) 5 6 Off camera flashes did not fire for this shot. I need to fix the color balance. 7 8 My wife joined me for this shoot. She also got a beautiful tattoo. __________________ www.jimcolmanphotography.com Last edited by jcolman : 30th of March 2012 (Fri) at 14:53.

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CSMFoto Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,050	Re: Indian Henna party I love these designs!!! Hennas so cool when it's applied right, is great!! #6 = fav. __________________ Facebook \| CSM Photography \| Gear I got some camera's & lens'.

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siddr20 Goldmember Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sydney-Australia Posts: 2,156 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Indian Henna party Think you mean sangeet I do a lot of Indian weddings. Anyways nice pics mate __________________ www.sidd-rishi.com.au

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tak0eye Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Hawaii Posts: 361	Re: Indian Henna party #4....Amazing shot. Very cool to have captured an image such as that!

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gonygonygo Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 216	Re: Indian Henna party Great work Jim! You already know that lol. __________________ 5D Mark II \| Σ35 \| Σ50 \| Σ85 \| 70-200L II FLickr

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scorpio_e Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pa Posts: 5,424 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Indian Henna party Nice work and love the depth you got on #3. Henna parties are a blast. __________________ www.steelcityphotography.com

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rick_reno Cream of the Crop Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 42,424	Re: Indian Henna party those are great shots, love the body art. it's fantastic! please post some more

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RDKirk Cream of the Crop Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA Posts: 11,516	Re: Indian Henna party Ahh. Thanks.

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