Herbet,
This effect happens more because of the lighting than the developing,
although both play a part. As William Robb commented, it's mostly the very
large and even frontal lighting. Look at the catchlights in the model's
eyes, and it will tell you what lights were used and where they were placed.
The large reflections in the eyes means that the light was large and close,
relative to the size and placement of the model. This causes a more rapid
degree of light falloff front to back of the subject relative from the
source, which has the effect of overexposing the things closest to it. And
the fact that the catchlights are near the pupils shows the angle of light
to be mostly very even and frontal, which washes out nooks and crannies
(textures) in the skin by flooding in their shadows with light from the
complimentary side.
Thanks,
Ed
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