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Re: Recent Professional Works 2
« Reply #2540 on: February 13, 2017, 12:48:29 pm »

From a recent session with balerina
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« Reply #2541 on: February 13, 2017, 05:06:38 pm »

I think I am allowed to nit pick :) the white toe nail and the highlights on the ear (I think) are very mildly distracting but what a fabulous pose and composition. The angles in the arm and leg, the crease on the flesh of the shoulder blade, the confidence to have so much dead space.
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Re: Recent Professional Works 2
« Reply #2542 on: February 13, 2017, 05:46:16 pm »

I think I'm allowed not to nitpick: That's gorgeous Michael.


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Re: Recent Professional Works 2
« Reply #2543 on: February 13, 2017, 07:54:05 pm »

I think I'm allowed not to nitpick: That's gorgeous Michael.


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Re: Recent Professional Works 2
« Reply #2544 on: February 13, 2017, 08:04:44 pm »

Beautiful work Michael.  This image really reminds me of Ruth Bernhard's work.  A compliment of the highest order!

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Re: Recent Professional Works 2
« Reply #2545 on: February 13, 2017, 11:15:21 pm »

Thank you all for the kind words:)
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« Reply #2546 on: February 14, 2017, 02:25:14 am »

I think I'm allowed not to nitpick: That's gorgeous Michael.


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Re: Recent Professional Works 2
« Reply #2547 on: February 15, 2017, 10:08:48 am »

I am thinking to print a book / start a series of books on sculptural nudes. What is the absolute best method of warmtone BW book printing these days?
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Re: Recent Professional Works 2
« Reply #2548 on: February 15, 2017, 09:16:07 pm »

Michael,
Have you ever reached out to Brooks Jensen? He would certainly know the answer, and your images could easily be the subject of one of his feature books.

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Re: Recent Professional Works 2
« Reply #2549 on: February 19, 2017, 10:59:25 pm »

Some Tequila. 
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« Reply #2550 on: February 20, 2017, 10:30:44 am »

Makes me want to buy some!
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Re: Recent Professional Works 2
« Reply #2551 on: February 20, 2017, 11:45:20 am »

I am thinking to print a book / start a series of books on sculptural nudes. What is the absolute best method of warmtone BW book printing these days?

Steidl use duo and/or tritone for some books, depends on the content. Always looks gorgeous.
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Re: Re: Recent Professional Works 2
« Reply #2552 on: February 21, 2017, 03:48:56 am »

Got inspired to work on my portfolio. Used rear projection.

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Re: Re: Recent Professional Works 2
« Reply #2553 on: February 21, 2017, 08:44:18 am »

Got inspired to work on my portfolio. Used rear projection.



I need to get one of those.  Actually Dedo makes an adapter for 35mm slides for their lens thingie that goes in front of the light.  I think it will work well with strobes if I ever get around to building an adapter for it. 

Very nice, but very subtly lighting.  The scene is very contrasty though; have you considered using harsher back lighting to make it blend more into the location? 

I am doing a similar shot of Havana Club 3 Year today with the image below as a background.  Breaking out a fresnel and making a cookie to give the surface some direct light and shadow.  Also, printed the (full vertical) image thin paper to be put over a soft box and behind the bottle, so the reflection of the building comes through in it. 
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« Reply #2554 on: February 21, 2017, 09:22:40 am »

Thanks for the tips!

I used a pair of Ianiro, softboxes and a 40" screen behind to get this effect. As long as the screen is matte and you make sure to not hit it with any light, you are golden.
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Re: Re: Recent Professional Works 2
« Reply #2555 on: February 22, 2017, 11:51:02 am »

Plain old light painting. This is good exercise.

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Re: Recent Professional Works 2
« Reply #2556 on: February 22, 2017, 10:18:50 pm »

And some rum. 
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Re: Re: Recent Professional Works 2
« Reply #2557 on: February 23, 2017, 11:59:34 am »

Actually Dedo makes an adapter for 35mm slides for their lens thingie that goes in front of the light.  I think it will work well with strobes if I ever get around to building an adapter for it. 

Joe. Profoto used to make a projection spotlight unit that had a projection lens on it and had a stage where masking tools and a slide holder piece would go. Similar to the Dedo in effect but much larger. It was probably 8" sq and 24" long. Great for detail lighting or projection of images via flash.

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Re: Re: Recent Professional Works 2
« Reply #2558 on: February 23, 2017, 12:57:39 pm »


Joe. Profoto used to make a projection spotlight unit that had a projection lens on it and had a stage where masking tools and a slide holder piece would go. Similar to the Dedo in effect but much larger. It was probably 8" sq and 24" long. Great for detail lighting or projection of images via flash.

Thanks Brent.  However, I am aware of that unit and have used it on shoots.  Actually I used it for the wallet images on my site. 

I find it to be very limited though compared to the Dedo-Light projection adapter. 

For $400 the DL version is better made, a little thicker allowing more light to pass through, has interchangeable lenses (including a zoom lens), the gobo holder and clamp are more robust, you can buy a 18 blade iris for it, there's an adapter for filters (great for cross polarization), and I have figured out a way to mount fiber optic cables to it (with removing the front lens). 

For $1100 the Profoto version has a fixed stationary lens with no filter threads, no great iris is available, and the gobo holder is kind of flimsy.  Not to mention the Bowens version is exactly the same (minus the mount) for half the price, so it is drastically over priced. 

I just need to have a custom holder made for it that will mount to a Profoto head.  Too busy to find the time though, which is a good problem I guess. 
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Re: Re: Recent Professional Works 2
« Reply #2559 on: February 23, 2017, 01:07:05 pm »

If you were closer, Joe, I would gladly 3D print you an adapter. Unfortunately with the steep prices for international shipping you are better off finding a local 3D printing service.

With a 3D model at hand you could even get it done in titanium! ;D
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