Ladies that take pictures of their hair

[Tea]

How often do you take pictures of your hair? Only when you see significant growth or ever few months? I've been considering starting a photo journal but don't want to get obsessed with snapping photos every time I notice a change. And how do you get good pictures of your own hair if you are taking the picture? <-- This really puzzles me. /images/graemlins/scratchchin.gif Do you hold a mirror in front of you with another mirror behind you and then arrange the camera some way that it takes just your hair without creating a flash off one of the mirrors? /images/graemlins/perplexed.gif Feeling really /images/graemlins/dork.gif /images/graemlins/dork.gif

 

[Ennyaa]

Hi Tea. I'm working on pics for my journal and so far I take about 1 pic each month. I use a camera with a timer. I set it up, then back away making sure I stay at eye level then turn around to wait for the flash. So far so good. I have a pic for Oct, Nov, Dec and will take one at the end of this month. Hopefully the pics will show the growth strides that I THINK I'm making. lol

 

[pebbles]

Hi Tea,

I've decided to take pictures every 4 months. So I won't post again until the end of April of this year. I use a web cam to take my pictures. /images/graemlins/weird.gif

 

[Ennyaa]

Girl I wish I could use my webcam to take pics but is sucks SO BAD!!! lol The pictures look all blurry and dark. Then again the camera did come free when I signed up for my internet service so I guess you get what you pay for! /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Madison]

i dont know how to use me web camera either. the pictures dont come out at all. i tried to take some pictures of myself by looking in the mirror ( i bet they come out mashed up /images/graemlins/frown.gif ) and i got my oldest to take a few.

 

[lshevonne]

I use my Web Cam as well. I need more light in my room but all in all I think it's ok. So far I've only taken a picture when I've done my touch-up. /images/graemlins/rosebud.gif

 

[LondonDiva]

I really should take pics but my dig camera is rubbish and can really only take pictures in daylight. Even then the quality is naff. I really want to right now, but a dig cam is not really on one of my list of priorities right now, as I'm trying to stop spending unless I REALLY need to. So far so good.

 

[daviine]

I take pictures with every touchup. I get my bf to take my pictures but he's starting to work my nerves a little so I'm going to train my son to do it soon.... /images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[hairfanatic]

Hi Tea,

For me, every three months is good. Taking them sooner would frustrate me, especially if I couldn't see any growth or only a little. It also shows me if a product I am using is working and if my hair dye is fading. Speaking of pictures, I need to take a picture now, but need to get another battery. /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

As far as taking the picture, I usally get my husband to take them but since he has been a "Jerk Camera Man" /images/graemlins/arguing.gif, I decided to teach my son how to take them. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Guest]

I have 6 pics left to take, in my 1st ever hair journal camera! /images/graemlins/clap.gif

And I already have an account with picturetrail. /images/graemlins/clap.gif

I used a regular camera. I just stretched my arms and went for it. I took all the pics myself. Hope they come out right. /images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[honeycomb719]

I just started taking pics of my hair this past Nov. when I relaxed my hair again after a close to 4 year absence. I just ask my sister to take them for me. She thinks I'm crazy /images/graemlins/nuts.gif , but she do it anyway /images/graemlins/laugh.gif I plan on taking pics every 3-mths, so I'm due for more pics next month after my relaxer, this is a good way to see what's going on between touch-ups.I don't think I will be ready to post them till the summer time, by then I think I will have something to show /images/graemlins/wink.gif



Relaxed 4a thin hair
Current length: Different 3-7 inches w/ the front and sides being the shortest
Goal: Even Healthy Shoulder Length Hair

 

[adrienne0914]

i take pics everytime i do anything to my hair, and especially when i get it done by someone else. i have a pretty good digital camera with a timer. i set it on the counter in my bathroom, and i sit in the same spot on the floor every time. once i have everything set up, i activate the timer and take the pics.

adrienne

 

[NAY007]

i ask my husband ( /images/graemlins/kiss.gif) if he can take a pic or some pics if i have a new hairstyle, a hairstyle that you guys haven't seen on me or if my hair is blown dried straight or wavy and it has grown since the last time.

 

[hairfanatic]

adrienne0914

After looking at your pictures, I may start doing more pictures also. My goodness your hair grows FAST! /images/graemlins/smile.gif I remember you said a while back that you were upset because your hair was shedding and looked thin...IT LOOKED GREAT TO ME. /images/graemlins/grin.gif By the way, what did you do to stop the shedding?

 

[HoneyRockette]

I take pictures before I start something new, like if I ever start back on vitamins I will probably snap a picture and then take another one when I notice a change. I usually take pictures after a retouch.

 

[Tracy]

I'll take mine about once a month because that's when Adrienne takes hers, /images/graemlins/notworthy.gif and I'm hoping that if I take pic as often as her that my hair will grow as fast as hers. LOL!

I'll also take them when I do a new and significantly different haircolor or wear/try out a style that I think folks would be interested in seeing. I wish I would taken one last night! I wore my hair curly to the club and I was giving a good "Girl from Ipanema" look. /images/graemlins/bdance.gif

 

[Tracy]

Oh - the boy takes mine for me. /images/graemlins/smile.gif This first two I ever posted I took myself - but you couldn't see the bottom of the hair so I've handed the task over to someone who is not a spaz.... /images/graemlins/ohwell.gif

 

[adrienne0914]

hairfanatic, i had to stop taking the pill to get the shedding to stop. it's still shedding but slowly decreasing. /images/graemlins/perplexed.gif

tracy, if only it was that simple. that wanakee photo in my pocketbook would have done it ages ago!! /images/graemlins/rofl.gif

adrienne

 

[Tea]

Thanks ladies for the replies. I guess I'll have it taken every time I get it relaxed (every 4 months or so). Haven't figured out the timer thing /images/graemlins/ohwell.gif on my camera so I'll try to get one of my sisters to take it. Thanks again.

 

[skegeesmb]

I take about 6 pictures every month. Since I have to take the pictures manually (no digicam /images/graemlins/angry2.gif) I take pictures of my hair unstraightened and straightened. My boyfriend /images/graemlins/kiss.gif(sorry Nay007 I just love that smiley) has started helping me take pictures (he also measures my hair every month). So I'll probably post in late February, or mid-late March.

 

[RavenMaven]

I think you should take pics often. It makes for a lot more to look back on when you are going through your pictures.

 

[Junonia]

I take pics with every touch up or if I have significant growth.

 

[blessedandlucky]

i just started taking pics and i will be taking them every 3 months when i relax. i stand in front of the mirror and take a picture of the reflection.

 

[ShaniKeys]

I take a pic almost each week, sometimes I go months without taking pics though. I don't really have a strategy on how to take hair pics, sometimes I ask my sis to do it for me. I take several pics untill I get the result I want.