Jack, I've been studying a lot of B&W studio work lately. Here I was going for an almost abstract look -- outlines, areas of (almost) solid tones, skin pale, hair dark, etc. So I cranked the whites way up and the darks way down, leaving the midtones almost empty.
There _is_ definition in the lights and darks but you have to look very closely, and have a calibrated IPS display too. :-) I intend to print this image to get the full effect. I expect to have to to a few runs to get it right as it probably pushes the paper/ink abilities. For more subject definition you may prefer the original colour rendition ... http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/8245838556/lightbox/ On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > I too lose definition in the area of her left shoulder. Also troubling is the > featureless dress. > Like the pose. > > Jack > > From: Bruce Walker <[email protected]> > To: Pentax Discuss Mailing List <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 4, 2012 6:00 AM > Subject: PESO - "S" > > I'm visiting my neglected to-do list. One from last March. > > http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/8243508238/lightbox/ > > K20D, DA* 50-135mm/2.8 @ 95mm/f:7.1, 1/125th, ISO 100. > Lr 4.2, Ps CS5, Imagenomics Portraiture, Nik Silver Efex Pro 2. > > Comments welcome. > > -- > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
