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Old skool Elvgren pin-up style
Mar 3, 2021 14:16:00 #
Pin-up photography in the old skool, calendar top lithograph style of Elvgren, Moran, Mostert, Frush and the other greats, is compositionally different from boudoir or nudes in the inclusion of fashion, particularly "over-the-top" dresses and high heels. As well, there is a sense of humor or tease, and sometimes a "predicament" like getting her dress caught in the door, or catching her scantily dressed while getting ready. Colors are brilliant, background and set are simple, the lighting is high key, and depth of field is deep.
I used three Einsteins in this lighting set up (back through a grid, and main and fill with 48" octoboxes. All were shot on seamless paper, keeping the focus of attention on the girls (as it should be).
C&C appreciated.
I used three Einsteins in this lighting set up (back through a grid, and main and fill with 48" octoboxes. All were shot on seamless paper, keeping the focus of attention on the girls (as it should be).
C&C appreciated.
Mar 3, 2021 14:21:51 #
Nicely done, sweet models, great lighting and you kept to an authentic style. Thanks for sharing.
Mar 3, 2021 14:43:00 #
Very good display of keeping with a genre of model photography.
--Bob
--Bob
dat2ra wrote:
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Mar 3, 2021 14:48:51 #
Very well done. Now, if these are calendar tops I expect 9 more great shots.
Mar 3, 2021 14:55:21 #
Everyone is suitable for the local auto-repair-shop office wall. Gone are the days when Petty Pinups prevailed.
WW2 Airforce nose art for B-52s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Petty
WW2 Airforce nose art for B-52s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Petty
Mar 3, 2021 15:00:47 #
Super stuff. The clean backgrounds work for me, make it very graphic, so do the colors. Classic looking models.
Mar 3, 2021 15:33:28 #
dpullum wrote:
Everyone is suitable for the local auto-repair-shop office wall. Gone are the days when Petty Pinups prevailed.
WW2 Airforce nose art for B-52s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Petty
WW2 Airforce nose art for B-52s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Petty
I remember as a kid my father getting his car serviced at a gas station owned by a relative. Not only were there pin-up photos to enjoy while you waited for your car to be serviced... there were also a few shots of whiskey to be had in the office!
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Mar 3, 2021 15:50:10 #
While all 3 are very well done, with vibrant colors and lighting, to me #2 is so realistic old style it could have been posted on that 1950-early 60's wall that dpullum mentions. #1 & #3 are fine but they are obvious recreations of an earlier era.
Mar 3, 2021 15:58:24 #
Stardust wrote:
#1 & #3 are fine but they are obvious recreations of an earlier era.
Yes, thanks. That was my intention.
Mar 3, 2021 16:08:16 #
dpullum wrote:
Gone are the days when Petty Pinups prevailed. WW2 Airforce nose art for B-52s
Right. B-52's were pretty late in the "game" because they didn't have consistent crews as did the WWII B-24's, 17's, or 25's, some C-47's, and a few fighters. The Brits were not allowed to so mark their steeds. My father, who piloted both 24's and 17's with the 8th had cheese cake art on his craft, Red Hot Riding Hood, a cross between Jessica Rabbit and Little Red Riding Hood. Of course, she was riding a bomb to help them all get home.
I find the mood of Petty and later Vargas pinups hard to recreate photographically because of their exaggerated anatomies (especially legs and breasts) and the use of diaphanous (usually gauche) colors used in the originals.
Mar 3, 2021 16:10:43 #
Thanks Ourspolair, rmalarz, JohnFrim, dpullum, Fotoartist and Stardust for your comments.
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Mar 3, 2021 19:11:37 #
Mar 3, 2021 19:41:13 #
All three are wonderful but number 2 really does it for me, the model, the pose and the color are just right.
Mar 3, 2021 19:54:46 #
Mar 3, 2021 21:44:02 #
toxdoc42 wrote:
great shots, do you have any filters that might make them look like circa 1940s?
Thanks, good question. Since the '40's calendar tops were lithographs from paintings or pastels, they do "look" different from photographs which started being widespread in the mid-60's. I could add some grain, but do any of y'all Hoggers have suggestions? Maybe color frequency separation?
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