D3, I really love the posing and lighting in this image, and being you it's obviously fundamentally correct beyond that. I do have a question from my amateur perspective. I feel like there is a slightly overwhelming contrast between the darkness of the jacket and her skin/face/hair. Perhaps it is because she is so close to the fabric in that low position, I'm not sure. Is there a reason that you've chosen to make the two essential tones in this image so starkly different, and could you explain why this is done? Hopefully I do not sound like an idiot.
D3, I really love the posing and lighting in this image, and being you it's obviously fundamentally correct beyond that. I do have a question from my amateur perspective. I feel like there is a slightly overwhelming contrast between the darkness of the jacket and her skin/face/hair. Perhaps it is because she is so close to the fabric in that low position, I'm not sure. Is there a reason that you've chosen to make the two essential tones in this image so starkly different, and could you explain why this is done? Hopefully I do not sound like an idiot.
Thanks, well first of all only idiots never ask a question. So by all means ask, although I do not own the wisdom.
The jacket is dark blue, she is a blonde. Secondly the light set-up was a front flash-unit with a directional cone. So placing the beam on the face with a honeycomb to make the light softer.
The background is black paper at some distance away. I wanted to get a gradient on the background and a kind of rim light on the back of Gini (right hand-side). Hence the difference on the backdrop paper.
The reason is that I had a B&W picture in mind. Conversion to B&W is mainly based luminance, so the bigger the luminance differences the more crisp the B&W picture. It is always good to have the full spectrum from white light to the deepest dark in one shot without burning it or losing detail in those area's of interest.
Personally I find B&W pictures that only have gray tones dull . But of course that is a taste.
I hope that this clarified a bit .
Regards D3Sshooter
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It's a beautiful image. Very "old Dutch master-ey" with the window light coming in from the right and all. The bright spot on the collar point or draw string needs to be cloned out. That is very distracting to me.
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It's a beautiful image. Very "old Dutch master-ey" with the window light coming in from the right and all. The bright spot on the collar point or draw string needs to be cloned out. That is very distracting to me.
Thanks, indeed you have a point. Strange that I didn't see that.
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The reason is that I had a B&W picture in mind. Conversion to B&W is mainly based luminance, so the bigger the luminance differences the more crisp the B&W picture. It is always good to have the full spectrum from white light to the deepest dark in one shot without burning it or losing detail in those area's of interest.
Excellent! That's exactly what I wanted to hear, so now I know...thank you!
First off, she's a very pretty kid. Better keep that shotgun loaded.
Overall I like this a lot. Very classic look to it. I might clean up the stray hair on her left (camera right) side a bit but that's about it.
I find it really interesting how you came right to the edge of blowing out her hair but never did so. You have a really deft touch at that. I probably would have blown that detail all to hell.
Nice one D3.
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First off, she's a very pretty kid. Better keep that shotgun loaded.
Overall I like this a lot. very classic look to it. I might clean up the stray hair on her left (camera right) side a bit but that's about it.
I find it really interesting how you came right to the edge of blowing out her hair but never did so. You have a really deft touch at that. I probably would have blown that detail all to hell.
Nice one D3.
Txs John, indeed I need to clean that up... And shotgun... Yep its a twin barrel
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She's a gorgous young lady and youve done a great job highlighting that fact.
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Thanks, I will pass the word to Gini. I am sure she will be pleased. I wonder from who she got those looks , certainly not from me
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Thanks, well first of all only idiots never ask a question. So by all means ask, although I do not own the wisdom.
The jacket is dark blue, she is a blonde. Secondly the light set-up was a front flash-unit with a directional cone. So placing the beam on the face with a honeycomb to make the light softer.
The background is black paper at some distance away. I wanted to get a gradient on the background and a kind of rim light on the back of Gini (right hand-side). Hence the difference on the backdrop paper.
The reason is that I had a B&W picture in mind. Conversion to B&W is mainly based luminance, so the bigger the luminance differences the more crisp the B&W picture. It is always good to have the full spectrum from white light to the deepest dark in one shot without burning it or losing detail in those area's of interest.
Personally I find B&W pictures that only have gray tones dull . But of course that is a taste.
I hope that this clarified a bit .
Regards D3Sshooter
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
Thanks, indeed you have a point. Strange that I didn't see that.
Excellent! That's exactly what I wanted to hear, so now I know...thank you!
Overall I like this a lot. Very classic look to it. I might clean up the stray hair on her left (camera right) side a bit but that's about it.
I find it really interesting how you came right to the edge of blowing out her hair but never did so. You have a really deft touch at that. I probably would have blown that detail all to hell.
Nice one D3.
Canon 600D; Canon 1D Mk2;
24-105 f4L IS; 70-200 f4L IS; 50mm 1.4; 28-75 f2.8; 55-250 IS; 580EX & (2) 430EX Flash,
Model Galleries: http://bilsen.zenfolio.com/
Everything Else: www.pbase.com/bilsen
Txs John, indeed I need to clean that up... And shotgun... Yep its a twin barrel