A couple of B&W's

Marcin Wuu · December 29, 2012

C&C would be very welcome

I. Incognito

II. But I Won't Cry for Yesterday

Bilsen · December 29, 2012

Both gorgeous but #1 is just stop me dead stunning.

As a minor comment from the dumb, the second image seems like the light is aimed dead at her nose and the falloff to both sides kinda confirms that. It may be the effect you wanted, but to me it's a bit jarring. Then again, I don't get out much.

coolpinsky · December 29, 2012

generally great shots - just dot like not natural bokeh - I mean PS bokeh

Lightsearcher · December 29, 2012

First picture is my favorite.

Interesting lightning.

Marcelo

Marcin Wuu wrote: »

C&C would be very welcome

I. Incognito

Marcin Wuu · December 30, 2012

Thanks, glad you liked it. The key light is supposed to be exactly at the lens/nose axis.

coolpinsky wrote: »

generally great shots - just dot like not natural bokeh - I mean PS bokeh

huh? Would you like to elaborate on this? I'm not sure what you mean, I did not add any artificial bokeh effect here.

VayCayMom · December 30, 2012

#1 is stunning, very flattering to your subject, the pose, the neckline of the dress on shoulders. Just wow.

anonymouscuban · December 30, 2012

coolpinsky wrote: »

generally great shots - just dot like not natural bokeh - I mean PS bokeh

I think Cool is talking about #2. Eyes are in focus yet nothing else on the focal plane is. Either her lips, chin and chest is way further back or forward than her eyes or you added a texture or blur in post to make it look like that.

I like them both BTW. Very nice work and beautiful model.

Marcin Wuu · December 30, 2012

anonymouscuban wrote: »

...Either her lips, chin and chest is way further back or forward than her eyes or you added a texture or blur in post to make it look like that.

Or it's just the good oldfashioned tilt of the front standard

anonymouscuban · December 30, 2012

Marcin Wuu wrote: »

Or it's just the good oldfashioned tilt of the front standard

So you're shooting large format?

Very cool if so.

Marcin Wuu · December 30, 2012

anonymouscuban wrote: »

So you're shooting large format?

Very cool if so.

Actually it's medium format. Fuji gx680, as far as I know the only MF camera to have front standard movements in both vertical and horizontal axes. I was pondering large format, but it's a bit too impractical. With MF, I can drop a roll of film at any convenience store and have it developed in an hour...

anonymouscuban · December 30, 2012

Marcin Wuu wrote: »

Actually it's medium format. Fuji gx680, as far as I know the only MF camera to have front standard movements in both vertical and horizontal axes. I was pondering large format, but it's a bit too impractical. With MF, I can drop a roll of film at any convenience store and have it developed in an hour...

MF and LF are rare so one assumes post work was done for selective focus like your image presents.

BTW, I checked your work out on 500px... quite impressive.

Marcin Wuu · December 30, 2012

anonymouscuban wrote: »

MF and LF are rare so one assumes post work was done for selective focus like your image presents.

That's an interesting notion - coolpinsky didn't like the image because he thought the effect was done in post? I wonder if he would like it more knowing from the start it was achieved with a camera much simpler than even the simplest of dslrs...

anonymouscuban wrote: »

BTW, I checked your work out on 500px... quite impressive.

Thanks, I appreciate that

Actually I was hoping for some fresh views on my work - If you're active in some place for a while people tend to start judge your work by your nick... "Oh, it's this guy, he sucks, so the photo sucks too", "Oh, this guy's good, so the photo must be good too". I remembered that I have an account on the DGrin and said to myself: well then let's hear some unbiased word. And here I am

anonymouscuban · December 30, 2012

Good to have you posting here. I think 500 is a great place to showcase your work but it tends to be another "circle-jerk" forum, like Flickr. Not a lot of real dialogue going on.

Like Cool, I too thought the tilt effect was done in post but I liked anyway. It was well done so I really didn't care how you accomplished it but some are "purest" I guess.

anonymouscuban · December 30, 2012

BTW, the only nit I have and its a small one is with #1. The way her shirt is folder over her left shoulder... it makes her left boob look deflated/droopy. Wasn't going to say anything but thought I should mention it since I keep staring at the damn thing now.

Oh... and as far as lighting in #1, is that a 3 light setup? Beaty dish above, hair light and light on backdrop?

Marcin Wuu · December 30, 2012

anonymouscuban wrote: »

BTW, the only nit I have and its a small one is with #1. The way her shirt is folder over her left shoulder... it makes her left boob look deflated/droopy. Wasn't going to say anything but thought I should mention it since I keep staring at the damn thing now.

It's little details like this that make one wish for a time machine... Once you notice it, which generally happens after the shot

anonymouscuban wrote: »

Oh... and as far as lighting in #1, is that a 3 light setup? Beaty dish above, hair light and light on backdrop?

I have a "virtual set" to showcase how this photo was shot. It was made for a tutorial I've been asked to write for a local photography forum:

It's a two light setup - a small PAR with barndoors for the key, fresnel lens for the rim. That's it, no backdrop light.

anonymouscuban · December 30, 2012

Thanks for the setup. I wasn't sure about the backdrop light but now looking at the shot I can see there wasn't one.

And yeah, time machine would be nice!

Qarik · January 2, 2013

you got that old time look down pat..both are killer!

A couple of B&W's

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