Black Widow's Veil
Dec 12, 2019 19:04:02 #
Beauty & Millinery Fashion Editorial
Camera: Nikon D810; ISO 64; 1/250 in Manual Mode; WB 5050K
Exposure: Initially by Incident Meter subsequent fine adjustment by Camera's Histogram
Lens: AF 70-210mm f/4 IF Nikkor (circa 1986) at f/13; FL 125mm
Illumination: Paramount (Butterfly) BD (w/ Grid & Sock) 2' above and 2' in front of talent
Two Strip Softbox Kickers (at 45 degrees 8' behind on either side)
Augmented with 30"x40" white foam core reflector just out of frame at shoulder level
Any questions? Please ask...
Otherwise enjoy...
Camera: Nikon D810; ISO 64; 1/250 in Manual Mode; WB 5050K
Exposure: Initially by Incident Meter subsequent fine adjustment by Camera's Histogram
Lens: AF 70-210mm f/4 IF Nikkor (circa 1986) at f/13; FL 125mm
Illumination: Paramount (Butterfly) BD (w/ Grid & Sock) 2' above and 2' in front of talent
Two Strip Softbox Kickers (at 45 degrees 8' behind on either side)
Augmented with 30"x40" white foam core reflector just out of frame at shoulder level
Any questions? Please ask...
Otherwise enjoy...
Dec 12, 2019 20:11:45 #
No questions Thomas.........talk about "kickers"..........YOU kick ass dude! lol Anyone wanting to be a fashion photographer should read your book!
Dec 12, 2019 20:47:28 #
You are way too kind Brent...
I just keep trying to do it better... or at least hopefully not worse...
Every shoot is a learning experience...
And a quest for that ever elusive goal of excellence in fashion never ends...
Thank you so much for your continued support... it is truly appreciated!
I just keep trying to do it better... or at least hopefully not worse...
Every shoot is a learning experience...
And a quest for that ever elusive goal of excellence in fashion never ends...
Thank you so much for your continued support... it is truly appreciated!
Dec 12, 2019 22:38:18 #
Dec 12, 2019 23:47:24 #
Thank you so much for your kind word travelwp...
Positive feedback is always a welcome scenario...
Thinking I maybe I got it right this time...
However all credit here goes to Heather who is gifted beyond words...
She is the one who brought this visual statement to life...
Positive feedback is always a welcome scenario...
Thinking I maybe I got it right this time...
However all credit here goes to Heather who is gifted beyond words...
She is the one who brought this visual statement to life...
Dec 13, 2019 07:32:11 #
Thomas902 wrote:
Thank you so much for your kind word travelwp...
Positive feedback is always a welcome scenario...
Thinking I maybe I got it right this time...
However all credit here goes to Heather who is gifted beyond words...
She is the one who brought this visual statement to life...
Positive feedback is always a welcome scenario...
Thinking I maybe I got it right this time...
However all credit here goes to Heather who is gifted beyond words...
She is the one who brought this visual statement to life...
Actually, the credit belongs to a team of people involved in bringing a concept together. Even if turns out to be only one person.
Dec 13, 2019 07:34:49 #
First: great shot and great shooting info for us!
Second: when you say foam board at shoulder level, am I correct in guessing that is was directly in front of the model reflecting up?
Second: when you say foam board at shoulder level, am I correct in guessing that is was directly in front of the model reflecting up?
Dec 13, 2019 08:50:28 #
Absolutely outstanding image in every way!!! One of the best I've ever seen on UHH - I'm bookmarking this one.
Dec 13, 2019 09:18:56 #
I have several thought that might be right or not so right let me know.
First I want to say this is the sharpest, most detail portrait have ever seen. You can see every hair on her face, WOW.
OK now when I read about your setup and saw the strip lights at 45% and 8 Ft behind I normally would have expected to see rim light. Can't see any so your front light and bounce flash are so precise that it is a perfect balance of light front and back eliminating the rim light. Now I'm not sure why I don't see the bounce card in her eye reflection, I then thought this card might be short (front to back), maybe just 4 inches tucked below her chin. I also thought about your f/13 setting. I understand this setting is giving you a better DOF but I thought it would reduce the sharpness, obviously not. Next time I shoot I want to try your setting.
Great shot Thomas. Your team was all together for this one.
First I want to say this is the sharpest, most detail portrait have ever seen. You can see every hair on her face, WOW.
OK now when I read about your setup and saw the strip lights at 45% and 8 Ft behind I normally would have expected to see rim light. Can't see any so your front light and bounce flash are so precise that it is a perfect balance of light front and back eliminating the rim light. Now I'm not sure why I don't see the bounce card in her eye reflection, I then thought this card might be short (front to back), maybe just 4 inches tucked below her chin. I also thought about your f/13 setting. I understand this setting is giving you a better DOF but I thought it would reduce the sharpness, obviously not. Next time I shoot I want to try your setting.
Great shot Thomas. Your team was all together for this one.
Dec 13, 2019 09:18:59 #
Dec 13, 2019 10:21:12 #
Stephan G I totally agree it is aggregate synergy of all on set who bring a narrative to life... That said generally there are outstanding contributions by various team members that warrant special recognition if they have exceeded expectations...
However it has been my experience if the client or target entity is not pleased then the creative director is held responsible... It is he/she who must manage and direct a team's efforts... seems it's always been this way since even if a single member isn't up to their task they were likely selected and or approved by the creative director...
Hope this makes sense Stephan
And thank you so much for your thoughtful reflections here...
However it has been my experience if the client or target entity is not pleased then the creative director is held responsible... It is he/she who must manage and direct a team's efforts... seems it's always been this way since even if a single member isn't up to their task they were likely selected and or approved by the creative director...
Hope this makes sense Stephan
And thank you so much for your thoughtful reflections here...
Dec 13, 2019 10:30:25 #
"...when you say foam board at shoulder level, am I correct in guessing that is was directly in front of the model reflecting up?" this indeed is the case here Wakko12... if you look closely in the download you can clearly see the 30"x40" foam core in the lower half of Heather's iris... albeit since the outer lens of the eye is curved the rectangular reflection is altered by barrel distortion... i.e. straight lines are curved inwards...
This reflector provided considerable softening of the "Butterfly" shadow under Heather's nose... as well as filling in areas not evenly illuminated by the gridded and socked Beauty Dish...
Hope this helps Wakko12...
And many thanks for your thoughtful query...
This reflector provided considerable softening of the "Butterfly" shadow under Heather's nose... as well as filling in areas not evenly illuminated by the gridded and socked Beauty Dish...
Hope this helps Wakko12...
And many thanks for your thoughtful query...
Dec 13, 2019 10:36:01 #
Oh my goodness yssirk123... such wonderful praise... I'm going to pass your thoughts on to Heather... She will love those very kind words!
I truly cherish your continued support Bill... it is deeply appreciated...
I truly cherish your continued support Bill... it is deeply appreciated...
Dec 13, 2019 11:02:45 #
Thank you so much for your very lovely thoughts Jim-Pops...
The detail latent in this image is a result of 36 megapixels and that stellar vintage optic which actually has better acuity at f/13 than my AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G IF ED VR II... and at 760gs only half the weight. Albeit I would never think of shooting a location event with this rather noisy and slow to lock focus lens... btw I got extremely lucky and found an exceptional copy...
As for lack of a strong "rim light"? You are indeed correct, the key and kickers where carefully balanced to allow the key a much higher level of luminosity... This is beauty genre not so much glamour... While I will use kickers to carve out facial features here the millinery was the primary "hero" of this image... felt that any halo might distract from the extremely delicate widow's veil...
"...I'm not sure why I don't see the bounce card in her eye reflection..." look again in the download Jim-Pops it is clearly visible in the lower half of Heather's iris...
As for the f/13 aperture? lens diffraction doesn't really set in on this optic until f/18
btw, every lens is different... Macro lens (micro for Nikkors) typically handle this better than fast glass...
For the longest time I shot beauty genre with my AF 200mm f/4 IF ED micro Nikkor... however it is rather long and heavy... this lens is far easier to work in the studio hand held...
As for DOF... Here is a DOF calculator...
https://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html
It gives 2.64 inches as the critical zone of focus for these settings... (subject distance of 5')
Again many thanks for your very thoughtful queries Jim-Pops
The detail latent in this image is a result of 36 megapixels and that stellar vintage optic which actually has better acuity at f/13 than my AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G IF ED VR II... and at 760gs only half the weight. Albeit I would never think of shooting a location event with this rather noisy and slow to lock focus lens... btw I got extremely lucky and found an exceptional copy...
As for lack of a strong "rim light"? You are indeed correct, the key and kickers where carefully balanced to allow the key a much higher level of luminosity... This is beauty genre not so much glamour... While I will use kickers to carve out facial features here the millinery was the primary "hero" of this image... felt that any halo might distract from the extremely delicate widow's veil...
"...I'm not sure why I don't see the bounce card in her eye reflection..." look again in the download Jim-Pops it is clearly visible in the lower half of Heather's iris...
As for the f/13 aperture? lens diffraction doesn't really set in on this optic until f/18
btw, every lens is different... Macro lens (micro for Nikkors) typically handle this better than fast glass...
For the longest time I shot beauty genre with my AF 200mm f/4 IF ED micro Nikkor... however it is rather long and heavy... this lens is far easier to work in the studio hand held...
As for DOF... Here is a DOF calculator...
https://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html
It gives 2.64 inches as the critical zone of focus for these settings... (subject distance of 5')
Again many thanks for your very thoughtful queries Jim-Pops
Dec 13, 2019 11:07:11 #
Many thanks for the love on Heather's image jaymatt
Your continued support is greatly appreciate!
Your continued support is greatly appreciate!
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