Katie....

zoomer · March 1, 2012

Did another pass through this shoot and found a couple I missed final edit on the first time through.
Funny how your eye likes different shots everytime you look through a shoot

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adbsgicom · March 1, 2012

Loved the series the first time through. You really get dancers, Mike. Really love the processing on these. Like them all, but really love the first two. The muscles in the first one are really amazingly defined!!!

Bilsen · March 1, 2012

AMAZING work Zoomer. How do you possibly light to get that kind of muscle definition?

One small thing that bothers me is her ribcage in # 1. I honestly would have smoothed that a bit, but that's highly subjective.

She's also pretty cute.

My only problem with this set is it makes me tired just to watch her.

theNOIZ · March 1, 2012

My eye keeps going back to #1. Fantastic image! I love the way her muscles look in BW.

I'd be interested to learn what you used behind the scenes to get these shots.

divamum · March 1, 2012

You sure did miss some wowzers! That first one is the best of this whole set, I think (I certainly remember them too). Such a fabulous group of pictures of a stunning model. You really do "get" dancers!!

Qarik · March 1, 2012

man *shakes head*

zoomer · March 1, 2012

Thanks! Appreciate the comments.
Same light I always use. 1 sb800 with a 42" softbox. From extreme angle above and image left.

John, smooth out those beautiful muscles???.....I could never do that

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adbsgicom · March 1, 2012

Mike, what is creating the two sets of shadows, then? There appears to be a harder set and a softer set. Do you have some window light or other diffuse light about 2 stops down going on?

zoomer · March 1, 2012

Proximity to the background affects shadow density.
Just the one light.

Elaine · March 1, 2012

Stunning, all three. But that first one...wow!!!!!!

Cowboydoug · March 1, 2012

Super sweet Mike... love the PP...

Kinkajou · March 1, 2012

Holy cow. Stunning! LOOOOVE the processing. Just perfect!

dave6253 · March 1, 2012

Gorgeous! In addition to #1 being the most stunning, it was also in the most popular photos from today on smugmug.

BrettDeutsch · March 2, 2012

Beautiful. I gotta say though: I usually can see how someone lights a relatively simple shot like this. But I don't get how you did this with one light, particularly one light set in the same place for all three shots. Her face is lit in all 3 shots, even though it's facing different direction in 1&2 than in 3. I guess I've got some playing to do to try to do something similar. Great work.

zoomer · March 2, 2012

Thanks!
Really...it was with one light, relatively high iso lots of ambient and almost wide open.
Then some subtle processing.
For the face I did some soft clone brighten 20% with skin from her arm.
Then dodge burn to even out some of the light and shadow.

Icebear · March 2, 2012

I fell in love when you first posted this amazing athlete. Thanks for the second helping.

Bryce Wilson · March 2, 2012

Simply beautiful. In the first, the subject literally jumps out of the shot for me.

Z6I · March 2, 2012

#1 !!!!!!!!!!!

Allan FG · March 2, 2012

The first one is amazing.

puzzledpaul · March 3, 2012

Absolutely splendid pics of a stunning model.
Only photography related observation would be the shadow across leg in #3.

Otherwise, they make me wonder if she is satisfied about her own performance in these pics (not the pics themselves) ie are there things / postures that she thinks could have been done better .. eg spead of fingers (RH) in #3.

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