In this particular pose I was setting up a classic triangle, head at the apex. I tried posing her head tilted toward both sides and this one created the best lines -- to my eye anyway.
Interestingly, Clay Blackmore suggests avoiding the feminine pose with young girls (Sophie is just 16). I figure he's steering us away from over glamourizing them like those ultra creepy beauty contest images. I did try adjusting her hands alternatively; haven't got to those shots yet. I did "break" her wrists in this shot: both hands curve gently down at the wrist. Thank you, Darren! On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 3:04 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice example of butterfly lighting. Love the big catch-lights in her eyes. > > Nits to pick? > Although there isn't really a "low" shoulder, this strikes me as a > masculine head tilt. (At least I would say it is not a feminine one). > > Hands are difficult. Normally if you "break" the wrist the > hands/fingers will assume a more "feminine" look. To achieve that, for > naturalness sake, that would probably mean that her top hand would be > on her bicep, not her forearm. > > Couple of links for "hands": > http://www.joeedelman.com/blog/modeling/how-to-handle-hands/ > http://www.joeedelman.com/blog/modeling/how-to-handle-hands-part-2/1668/ > > On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hey, thanks Derby! Intimate is what I'm going for. I wasn't setup for >> the full high-key Hurley look though; next time. I do love Hurley's >> work. >> >> I agree with complaints about the fingers. The pose was dictating the >> framing but I was set on tight, so I compromised. When I retry that I >> will re-pose or re-frame rather than crop fingers. I have some other, >> looser, shots I will work on but none with that expression I so liked. >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 7:27 AM, Derby Chang <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Just saw this. I like the current style of cropping the top of the head. >>> Peter Hurley-esque. It makes the portrait intimate, I think. Not too sure >>> about the crop on the fingers though >>> >>> Gorgeous lighting, nonetheless >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 21/08/2013 2:46 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >>>> >>>> Background wrinkles rankle, as do blue nails. Both gone! Have another look >>>> ... >>>> >>>> http://flic.kr/p/fy42fh >>>> >>>> A straight-forward "studio" portrait of my niece, Sophie. Shot on >>>> location in my sister's living room (she's a champ to put up with me >>>> rearranging the whole thing). >>>> >>>> I was also testing my latest money-saving invention: $10 IKEA >>>> background support system. Ingredients: One Hugad black curtain rod, >>>> 210-385 cm; 2x Betydlig curtain rod brackets, top-slot filed out to >>>> fit 1/4" stud on top of light stand; use with two cheap 8' light >>>> stands. >>>> >>>> K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 90mm/f:5, 1/160th, ISO 100; >>>> Lr + Ps + Nik + Portraiture >>>> >>>> Paramount short lighting with reflector fill. AF540FGZ in Westcott >>>> Medium Apollo above-left, key; AF540FGZ in 30" umbrella softbox, >>>> boomed above behind-right, hair; 42" silver reflector, right. >>>> >>>> Comments welcome! >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. > > > > -- > Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. > > -- > 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.
