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Paul Lara
{K:88111} 12/11/2008
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Aw, Julie, STOP. I just try really hard to create something unique for each model. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. This time, I think her hair and eyes really helped me get here.
This was a single-light setup, BTW. ONE strobe camera right with a 20-degree grid, and quite close, which is why the light fall-off is so sharp.
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Julie Salles
{K:22654} 12/11/2008
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You're the man!
I am going to be like you when I grow up ;)
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jacques brisebois
{K:73883} 12/9/2008
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Another wonderful portrait.
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Jim Loy
{K:31373} 12/9/2008
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HEY! I would not have seen this comment had not Wolf told me he dropped you a line about that time in Chicago. Just describe the image... hmmmmmmm......
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Wolf Zorrito
{K:78768} 12/8/2008
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Jim forgot the last purist step, ie to remove the lens and look at the rear of the camera when the shutter opens ............
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Wolf Zorrito
{K:78768} 12/8/2008
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Paul.
You are a pro so I did not expect that being the case, I only said "it looks a bit 'hot spot'" and that is in other words very close to it.
Cheers, Harry
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Paul Lara
{K:88111} 12/8/2008
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Yeah, she offered to take it out at the beginning of the shoot, and never even noticed it during this look, or I would have asked her to remove it, Stef.
Thanks for your feedback, as I agree with you.
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Stef Schulze
{K:3743} 12/8/2008
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Excellent work Paul!
Good lighting and the skintones are very nice and soft, overall a very good shot. Just one thing that bugs me personally(see it as personal taste), is the nose ring,it keeps on distracting me and clashes a bit with the femininity(is that the word) of the shot.But as I said its got more to do with personal taste then anything else. Well taken, well done!
Cheers,
Stef
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Paul Lara
{K:88111} 12/8/2008
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Yes, her face IS hotter than her shoulders & chest, because I moved my 20-degree spot quite close. No hot spots, though, just a strong fall-off which makes the face 'feel' over-exposed.
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Paul Lara
{K:88111} 12/8/2008
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Actually, I pay very close attention to clipping while I'm editing an image, and would *never* let any part of a model's face over-expose like that.
What you're seeing here is that my 20-grid spot is pretty close to her face, so her face is right at max exposure, but there is a pretty strong fall-off to her shoulder.
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Paul Lara
{K:88111} 12/8/2008
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Sure, Clay. e-mail me the image or a link and I'll take a look. -Paul
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Paul Lara
{K:88111} 12/8/2008
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Yeah, Jim Loy has gone SO 'purist' that he now refuses to develop his film, because that would be 'manipulating' the image. So, he just holds up his Minolta x700 and describes the amazing shot he took. LOL
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Stan Hill
{K:35352} 12/8/2008
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I think the eyes are the great part of this. The look is very good and I like the pose as well. I think the smoothing worked well.
Be well, Stan
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Clay Boutin
{K:28722} 12/8/2008
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Love the colors and the skin tone but I thought I saw 1 or 2 hot spots on her face compared to her skin color from the neck down, which is perfect. I also would like your thought on a strange hot spot I had on one of my "Caberet" shots that I didn't post. I didn't even notice it until I started playing around with the spotlight feature in PS.
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Wolf Zorrito
{K:78768} 12/8/2008
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Oh, you answered my question, it looks a bit 'hot spot' but the eyes are retained well. As well as other parts ;-)
Did Jim Loy recently visit you to make some photos ?
Make sure he does have a roll of film in his minolta x700 LOL
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