A Just-For-Fun Session
May 1, 2017 01:05:04 #
Just for practice. Lovely 18 year-old young lady. No particular goal - just playing. The kid's got a "look" I just love. She was a delight to work with.
Window light. D500, Nikkor 105 f/1.4E at 1.4
Strobes, D500, Nikkor F/1.4E at f/5.6
D810, Nikkor 70-200 at 130mm
D810, f/8.0 Nikkor 70-200 at 70mm
D810, f/9.00 Nikkor 70-200 at 140mm
May 1, 2017 09:02:44 #
May 2, 2017 05:16:40 #
jdubu
Loc: San Jose, CA
I am wondering what leads you to rim light the hair (like #4) or not? The background lighting is beautiful and separates the hair from the background, and the subtle lighting on the hair really gives it dimensionality... would rim lighting the hair be overkill in your mind?
The angular posing of the hands, to me, makes her come across as a harder, moodier woman. Clothing, not withstanding. Was this a conscious point from you, or am I reading too much into it?
Thanks for the inspirational posts.
The angular posing of the hands, to me, makes her come across as a harder, moodier woman. Clothing, not withstanding. Was this a conscious point from you, or am I reading too much into it?
Thanks for the inspirational posts.
May 2, 2017 07:10:36 #
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May 2, 2017 09:48:25 #
jdubu wrote:
I am wondering what leads you to rim light the hai... (show quote)
That is a good question and one for which I have no good answer. Her hair as you can see in #1 is really dark and I did not want it to merge into the background, but you are right - the light on the BG does give decent separation. Now personally, I LIKE the rim light, but it would have been interesting to have take some images without, just to compare.
The hands were not meant to be graceful and feminine. I just put her on the stool, had her hook the heels of the boots on the rails of the stool and told her to, "...grab the edge of the stool."
May 2, 2017 15:13:56 #
CaptainC wrote:
Just for practice. Lovely 18 year-old young lady. No particular goal - just playing. The kid's got a "look" I just love. She was a delight to work with.
Hey Cliff,
Nothing I enjoy more than using window light for portraits. I should have been a photographer back in the late 1800s! :-)
Your first shot using window light is superb . . . thanks for sharing!
May 2, 2017 16:12:29 #
Very sensual woman, while not being overly erotic. An excellent set and compliments to the lovely subject.
Clint
Clint
May 2, 2017 19:49:22 #
One great job Cliff. This very attractive young lady has a "look" about her. Think she would be a fun model to work with.
Don
Don
May 2, 2017 20:30:53 #
May 4, 2017 16:12:43 #
Lovely series Cliff... wonderful synergy latent within... I'm certain she was thrilled with the results... :)
Thank you for sharing...
Thank you for sharing...
May 7, 2017 07:14:51 #
Hi Cliff, I was surprised to see these interesting photos come from your studio, mostly because what I have seen of your work is very leading edge photography and these have a vintage feel from the early days of photography around 1850 when men like William Henry Fox Talbot were trying to perfect salted paper collodion prints. The sepia tone, the darks with minimal detail, a feeling of mystery, slightly splotchy backgrounds, the framing effect you used and even the pose, all could have come from the mid 19th Century. As always, your portraits compliment a most beautiful model, but I'm wondering, is the period look accidental or intentional?
May 7, 2017 09:48:29 #
jonsommer wrote:
Hi Cliff, I was surprised to see these interesting... (show quote)
Intentional for sure, Jon. That really was the purpose of the session -- to get that specific look. This young lady was the perfect subject with whom to work. Don't want to be a one-trick-pony!
May 9, 2017 16:10:34 #
Hi Cliff, stunning...as usual.
I do have a question, what do you think of the D-500? I started with the D-70, then D-200, then went to the D-7000 and D-7100, now, I have a ton of good quality DX glass, and am really wanting to get back to something along the lines of the D-200 instead of the 7000 series. I just can't justify starting over with FF glass at my point in life.
I do have a question, what do you think of the D-500? I started with the D-70, then D-200, then went to the D-7000 and D-7100, now, I have a ton of good quality DX glass, and am really wanting to get back to something along the lines of the D-200 instead of the 7000 series. I just can't justify starting over with FF glass at my point in life.
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