petert531 Posted September 1, 2006 Share #1 Posted September 1, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have been doing simple lighting and concentrating on posing, my weakness, arguably with mixed results, so this is a bit of a departure from that. I hope I created a 'mood' that translates to the computer. Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 1, 2006 Posted September 1, 2006 Hi petert531, Take a look here natalia. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stuny Posted September 1, 2006 Share #2 Posted September 1, 2006 Peter - I like the mood very much, but to determine exactly how successful this image is I'll have to wait until I'm home -- my work monitor is rather inferior. But this does look promising. What is between the camera and the model? It seems to be something like an unfolded, clear shower curtain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted September 1, 2006 Share #3 Posted September 1, 2006 I would have thrown a little more lightbox (softbox) towards the model. Hard to distinguish the details or lighten up in PS for more details on her face and clothes. Great composition and concept! She looks very alluring, so well composed. Russian models, can't go wrong with me. Bye that Katey Mossy chick! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
petert531 Posted September 1, 2006 Author Share #4 Posted September 1, 2006 Do you like this better? More light on face... Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted September 1, 2006 Share #5 Posted September 1, 2006 Disturbing... What camera and film do you use, Peter? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted September 1, 2006 Share #6 Posted September 1, 2006 Second one is better! I like the balance better. More statuesque like a mannequin that's been frozen in time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted September 1, 2006 Share #7 Posted September 1, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Peter - On my home monitor the light is acceptable, and contributes to the eerie mood. I like them both. #1 for the angle and inclusion of more of the torso, and #2 for additional distortion from the folds in the clear plastic. BTW: I just noticed that Karen and Natalia are wearing the same dress, and both do it well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
petert531 Posted September 2, 2006 Author Share #8 Posted September 2, 2006 Yes as 'Junior Stylist' I can't pull 3-4 outfits for 3 girls very easily, so sometimes I reuse if the original idea didn't work out. I actually re-used several outfits for Natalia. She is so stunning. Here is a beauty shot from earlier in the evening with limited touch up (I am lazy, I love image capture but PS is for the birds. As I have stated before I realize most people here don't care for the medium, but it is extremely satisfying to be responsible (when succesful!) for all the elements in a photograph. Obviously I am NOT the model or do any makeup, but lighting and posing etc...it's not 'luck' to get decent shots. You could press the trigger 1000 times and not get a decent one without proper planning and approach. I am just STARTING to get beyond 'terrible'. It's so much harder than it looks. Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandokan Posted September 2, 2006 Share #9 Posted September 2, 2006 yet another stunning model - and great shots. As you say, even with the best model in the world, without direction and ideas they would be boring. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted September 2, 2006 Share #10 Posted September 2, 2006 Yes as 'Junior Stylist' I can't pull 3-4 outfits for 3 girls very easily, so sometimes I reuse if the original idea didn't work out. I actually re-used several outfits for Natalia. She is so stunning. Here is a beauty shot from earlier in the evening with limited touch up (I am lazy, I love image capture but PS is for the birds. As I have stated before I realize most people here don't care for the medium, but it is extremely satisfying to be responsible (when succesful!) for all the elements in a photograph. Obviously I am NOT the model or do any makeup, but lighting and posing etc...it's not 'luck' to get decent shots. You could press the trigger 1000 times and not get a decent one without proper planning and approach. I am just STARTING to get beyond 'terrible'. It's so much harder than it looks. Peter Are you using a Leica? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted September 2, 2006 Share #11 Posted September 2, 2006 Peter - Natalia looked so lovely even through the distortion of the plastic that I'm glad to see her "straight", and your lighting, pose and crop show her off exceptionally well. I agree with Ravi regarding direction of models. However, unless they have a natural talent for posing they also require intelligence to listen, understand and react properly to direction. I found that out the hard way one week many years ago when shooting two different first-time models. I got the results I wanted with the bright one in only one roll of film. The other one took six rolls of film. I still have those B&W prints, but they are many years pre-Leica, so take my word for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
petert531 Posted September 2, 2006 Author Share #12 Posted September 2, 2006 I usually talk to the model all during the makeup process, very much a portrait approach. Natalia has an older brother by 14 years who is a dentist and is going into 1st yr university. A very nice and intelligent young lady. Still 18, if you know what I mean, but there was an intelligence that projects. I look for three things in a model (OK OK, no comments please!). Eyes, Fingers and shoulders. Eyes project the intelligence and the fingers and shoulders project the feminine/Romantic vision I am going for. Look at these aspects in Natalia, a winner in all areas. BTW, if you read some of Sieff's writing you will find almost the same conclusion. I was thrilled to find this out as he, along with Paolo, is my gold standard for Nudes and portrait work. Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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