I somehow missed this one, John. I like it a lot!

Sounds like you had a great time at the workshop. Are you going to
pursue more work like this?


On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 2:40 PM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
> The model, costumes, props, lighting setups and poses were all provided by
> the guy who was teaching the workshop. The lighting was all Photogenics,
> rather than old fashioned hot lights. They were set up with grids & snoots &
> a new Fresnel lens Photogenic has introduced - it's not focus-able like the
> old hot lights were.
>
> He also had a makeup artist for the model. The model's makeup is a lot
> heavier than you'd want for modern (color) studio work with soft-boxes. The
> makeup itself is almost HDR so it will still show up after post-processing.
> The old expression "applied her makeup with a trowel" almost fits, except
> that the makeup artist used an airbrush.
>
> It was sort of a 4 part class:
> - model, makeup, costumes & props
> - lighting for that period Hollywood look
> - posing
> - post processing
>
> But the *neatest* thing about the whole class was the guy sitting behind me
> turned out to be another Pentaxian; shooting with a K20D. First time I've
> ever been to a workshop (not counting GFM Nature Photography Weekend) where
> I wasn't the only Pentax shooter.
>
> 8-D
>
> From: Bob Sullivan
>
>
>> John,
>> Looks like fun and a very nice photo from you.
>> I think the feeling is old enough that no old phone is necessary as a
>> prop.
>> Regards,  Bob S.
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 5:53 AM, David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Quite nice
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 11:03 PM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Today was the preliminary day of the Professional Photographers of North
>>>> Carolina convention, opening with optional workshops. I signed up for
>>>> the
>>>> "Film Noir" workshop.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/6948061455/
>
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