Shruti Booty
Added 2024-06-23 14:00:04 +0000 UTCI do have an affinity for darker-skinned models.
Light reacts differently with darker skin, creating a different dispersion of the highlights that makes the body appear more round.
I had Shruti apply some (massage) oil to amplify the reflections and, by extension, make the shadows deeper.
Reflective “objects” always have a larger apparent contrast, which is why oil helps.
Following yesterday's post, oil makes the highlights reflect more light (A mirror reflects more than a piece of paper), allowing you to stop the camera and expose it darker.
Which again gives you even darker shadows.
Comments
I rarely meter anything anymore: If shooting tethered, I go by RGB numbers and aim for around 220 in the lightest skin tones. If I use a camera, I have it set to Zebra stripes 100%, which makes anything that is almost blown out jeg zebra stripes - then I adjust exposure accordingly. But you must eliminate most of the reflected light that illuminates the shadow area to get the dark shadows. Normally, a large flag/styrofoam plate is best for this purpose. And something that's not necessary. You can partly compensate by increasing contrast when developing/editing, but it's better to get it right in the camera. I hope this makes sense.
Thomas
2024-06-24 14:02:24 +0000 UTCTo get the darker shadows, when there is some reflection, does that mean that you use spot exposure metering on the high lites? And do you meter dead on or with some plus or minus compensation? Windowlight, without flash I assume?
Art Lover
2024-06-23 16:23:32 +0000 UTCThe second picture is something special.
Edgar M. Toro
2024-06-23 14:49:07 +0000 UTC
