[Leica] IMG: New Studio BW portrai

[Alan Magayne-Roshak]

On Wed, 24 Sep 2014 Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>wrote:

>This frame was just a play as I was setting up. It intentionally has no
>fill and the main light has a modifier (a grid) on it. Ted you are spot on
>that the main light is still too high (as shown by the only just caught
>catchlights too) .I did make some much more conventional beauty portraits.
>The model has been very happy with the rest of the work we  did. We shall
>see what she thinks of this one ;-)

>http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/157521109
>
> Cheers
> Geoff

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Yes, the light is too high, but I like this better than the ones that are so flattened by fill that there is no three-dimensionality. Plus - there's just the single catchlight! :^)

Alan

Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services
(Retired)
UPAA Photographer of the Year 1978
UPAA Master of the Profession 2014
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