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Greg Suvino
{K:57} 8/28/2002
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The image was originally a color image changed to b/w in photoshop. By converting it I did tend to loose some detail in the areas you mentioned that were fine in the color version.
There are two lights in front of the model. One softbox above her face and one below.
Here is the original image in color.
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Arthur John Grossman III
{K:1214} 8/27/2002
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Greg, nice work except for a few things.
I don't like the lack of detail in the model's hair. I do like the beautiful catchlights in the eyes. Did you use two reflectors, one high and one low?? By the catchlights, it appears as though the lower light source is providing the most illumination. I don't like the strands of hair covering her eye. The detail in the shirt is lost due to blowout. Pretty model and nice composition, but some work needs to be done on the details.
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Greg Suvino
{K:57} 8/27/2002
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Here is another version in which I dodged the hair a bit and also lightened the background in the upper left corner.
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Greg Suvino
{K:57} 8/27/2002
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Nathan,
Thank you for your comments. On my monitor the hair does not completely blend in with the background, but I could do some work in PS and fix that.
Yes I do tend to like to use long lenses when shootiing fashion either in the studio or on location. I would say about 90% of what I shoot is with the longer glass. I shoot with the Nikon D1x and it multiplies the focal length by 1.5. So with a 80-200 it is like shooting with a 120-300mm lens. Using a zoom gives me greater control with composition quickly, and using longer glass give me the compression I want as well as the ability to throw the background out of focus to put the emphasis on the model in the shot.
I like to use other lenses as well, but the 80-200 tends to be the one I use the most and is the only lens I use for headshots.
Here is the shot with the hair lightened and the background darkened.
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Nathan Kennett
{K:535} 8/27/2002
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Greg, love your fashion shots, A big fan of your composition. In this one I think its unfortunate that the top left bleeds into the background. But a question. I noticed that you tend to use a longer lens for your fashion work, is that because you like the compression better? Just curious.
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