BB4A

Just “knocking on the door” here, I haven’t seen anything new in this area of the Forum for quite some time?

Here’s a recent re-process of a series shot way back in the good old days of 2018. I’ve tried to sympathetically add a “homage to 1930’s Starlet” portraiture style. Originally a 3/4 Natural Light & Natural Beauty art nude portrait shot RAW in my specific color settings for that genre, this was cropped to square frame and a little aging and discoloration added in.

And the title? Well, the beautiful models name is Cat, and all portraits shot were Natural Light captures in a Barn.

If there’s anyone home, feedback welcomed. If not, well at least I tried. 😀

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rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Very nicely done.
--Bob

SENSORLOUPE

Beautiful photo!! I use my barn for portraits often. Out of the sun, no glare and it Works and you can play with the lighting.

E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada

Sadly, there does b not seem to be that much interest in the classical portraiture on this site. I started the section some time ago and attempted to prompt it but it does not garner much traffic. Perhaps I did promote it consistently enough.

I like your image because it is reminiscent of the kinda "Old Hollywood" style of theatrical portraiture. I do this style in y studio for some actors and models or just folks who like a glamour approach. I can offer many light g ideas if fols were interested...Soft focus utilizing vintage especially formulated soft-focus lenses can be an interesting technique.

For the folks who are especially interested in all kinds of the latest gear, perha this area of photography is not particularly interesting. The best portal is made with simple straightforward gear- any decent camera, a moderately long focal length lens, and a few lights are all that is required. There are also many natural light possibilities.

If a few of us can get together and exchange ideas and post some portrait images the section will flourish.

BB4A

Thanks Bob!

BB4A

Thanks and yes, old barns can be wonderful studios for playing with natural and artificial lighting. I'm a big fan of this old barn as all the holes and gaps in the cladding really make me work hard with my natural light techniques and placement of myself and model. I find that, the harder I work, the better I get?

BB4A

Thanks, I was trying for a "1930's studio starlet" homage style of portrait, leaving enough clues for other photogs to appreciate / critique the effects employed.

This series was shot with a reasonably priced, older camera body and lens combo, and the challenge of natural light in chunks and slices (through the cladding gaps and holes in an old barn) somehow adds rather than detracts from the finished product... it doesn't look exactly like a 30's studio portrait, does it?

SENSORLOUPE

For sure!