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dmacmillan wrote:
It looks like you have used the tools Dan Winters uses, but I'm not sure you are using the same placement and ratios he does.
From what I see, he likes to use ring light on a moderate telephoto to get a hard, pinpoint light from the ring light. It looks like his photo of John Waters is lit with just the ring light. I saw another photo or two where he adds a beauty dish, sometimes socked, sometimes not.
I know he has won a gazillion awards, but from what I've seen I'm not a big fan. I was reading a review of his book and scrolled down to an image and thought: "Finally here's an image I like." It turned out the photo was by Sally Mann! I do like his portrait of Benedict Cumberbatch, though. I think the main thing that bugs me is posing, with the subject staring off in the distance instead of making eye contact.
Once you've deconstructed his lighting, figure out a way to make it your own, to express what you want to say....Show more →
I know one thing, he has a lot more gear and resources than me... not to mention, being smarter.
He's got a lot of different looks and I really enjoy trying to mentally figure them out.
My wife doesn't like this portrait (of my daughter) either...haha! I like it because I got closer to understanding how it may have been made by him. It will help inform my work down the road--I guess, my "Road to Seeing"
I'm really just a hobbyist, now retired, that took a sharp turn to computers and IT work when my friends were going to Art Center in LA. Now I get to goof around with what I couldn't do as a young man raising a young family. No regrets!
Thanks for the input!
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