Hard Copy: a direct-flash AI photoshoot
Hard Copy is a direct flash portrait set shot like an unretouched fashion snapshot: close, frontal and harsh. You get five frames and a detail where a bare flash flattens the face and throws a crisp black outline onto the wall behind.
- Lens
- 35 mm
- Aperture
- f/8
- Shutter
- 1/200 s
- Light
- Bare on-camera flash
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Six frames from this shoot
Five frames and one detail, made by haloshot from three phone photos of one person.
Frame 1 · Hard Copy 
Frame 2 · Hard Copy 
Frame 3 · Hard Copy 
Frame 4 · Hard Copy 
Frame 5 · Hard Copy 
Detail · Hard Copy
About the direct flash look
One flash on a compact camera does all the work, pointed straight at the subject from about a meter away. It leaves a hotspot on the forehead, shine on the nose and cheekbones, and a sharp shadow hugging the head on one side. Light falls off fast, so stairwells go gray and then black. A 35 mm lens at f/8 keeps everything sharp, and the file stays raw and cool.
Clothes, place and when to pick it
Styling is deconstructed tailoring: a black blazer with raw edges, exposed shoulder pads and white basting stitches over a white ribbed tank, with thick black acetate glasses and a steel digital watch. Plain white walls, bathroom tiles and a narrow stairwell keep it honest. Choose it for a bold profile photo or a zine-style grid, with your face rendered in hard flash detail.
How it works
Add three photos of yourself: face, half turn and full length. haloshot renders a free five-frame preview of Hard Copy with your face. Pick the frames you like and keep them in 4:5 HD.
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