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This image is from a series of recent beauty shots, but I decide to convert it to B&W. Taken with Sony A7rii + Batis 85mm. Comments are welcome and appreciated. Thanks.

Henry









Jul 27, 2016 at 10:45 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Beauty in B&W


Wow, Henry. Tonality, contrast between her lovely skin and her hood, composition, processing -- all off-scale good. I can't unlock the grip she has on me with her beautiful eyes. Very engaging.


Jul 27, 2016 at 11:40 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Beauty in B&W


Beautiful shot and processing. I love B&W. The amount of skin texture/softening is perfect to my eyes. Wish I could do skin so well.

Agree with GoodEgg... the eyes are amazing.



Jul 27, 2016 at 12:28 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Beauty in B&W


love the texture of the hood. nice work. thanks for sharing.


Jul 27, 2016 at 02:32 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Beauty in B&W


Beautiful, beautiful and outstanding.


Jul 27, 2016 at 02:53 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Beauty in B&W


Most of the people I know don't look like porcelain dolls.



Jul 27, 2016 at 02:59 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Beauty in B&W


Thank you all for your comments.
@ GoodEgg and Doug: Agreed that it is hard to not looking at her beautiful eyes!
@ Vickie: Your definition of porcelain might be different from others, but I appreciate your opinion. Thanks!

Edited on Jul 27, 2016 at 03:55 PM · View previous versions



Jul 27, 2016 at 03:52 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Beauty in B&W


Really nice.
Her face is perfect and the texture of the fabric is well rendered.


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Jul 27, 2016 at 03:53 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Beauty in B&W


Katy Perry?


Jul 27, 2016 at 07:50 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Beauty in B&W


I'm sure we'd all love to hear the lighting details if you care to share. I'm normally pretty good at reading lighting but am unsure of this setup.


Jul 28, 2016 at 01:32 AM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Beauty in B&W


Wonderful portrait !!

The lighting on her face and hood is just exquisite. Great tonality as well.

Thanks for sharing.



Jul 28, 2016 at 10:29 AM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Beauty in B&W


stevez32 wrote:
Katy Perry?


@ Steve: She is not, but she might have the look of Katy Perry!



Jul 28, 2016 at 01:32 PM
rongwam
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Thanks Alain, Steve, Daniel, and film_4ever for your feedback.

Henry



Jul 29, 2016 at 12:54 PM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Beauty in B&W


Wow stunning portrait Henry.


Jul 30, 2016 at 02:45 AM
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Wonderful photo, BW really works here. But I notice the double catch lights in her eyes.


Jul 30, 2016 at 08:45 AM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Beauty in B&W


To me, her face looks way overprocessed, or maybe she has perfect skin without much detail, but either way, it doesn't look real to me and pulls me out of the moment. The dark skin right around her eyelashes with a sharp transition to her face is a dead giveaway.


Jul 30, 2016 at 03:42 PM
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Thank you Ed, Charles, and Elliot for your opinions.
@ Elliot: The dark skin around her eyelashes was selectively burned to create a more contrast look.
@ Charles: Yes, I used 2 lights in front of the model, that is why there are two catch lights in her eyes.



Jul 30, 2016 at 06:57 PM
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Beauty in B&W


Wonderfully done; really like the highkey glow.


Jul 30, 2016 at 08:40 PM
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elliotkramer wrote:
To me, her face looks way overprocessed, or maybe she has perfect skin without much detail, but either way, it doesn't look real to me and pulls me out of the moment. The dark skin right around her eyelashes with a sharp transition to her face is a dead giveaway.


That was my first thought too, skin too over processed and lacking detail, but otherwise an exquisite image.



Jul 30, 2016 at 09:08 PM
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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Beauty in B&W


Sometimes words are a waste. Just wonderful imagery.
To me it's ok it she doesn't look perfectly 'real' whatever that is, maybe she's not! Maybe she's an angel



Jul 30, 2016 at 09:45 PM
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