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Published: 2006-05-12 01:07:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 2968; Favourites: 53; Downloads: 381
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This is something waaaay different from my usual style. The model is Lauren, a film student. She mentioned she liked film noir, so I thought I'd do a little film noir tribute portrait of her. While I was shooting, I kept in mind the noir aesthetic, which is a lot of long shadows and high contrast, and obviously black and white. I also wanted the shot to embody the typical noir themes of despair, alienation, guilt and vulnerability. You know... fun stuff.
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Ooooo 
Flim Noir .. definately 
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the pitch black background and dark large shadows really make it seem like an older style photograph. ala George Hurrell (and i forget if I thanked you for introducing me to his work) so why does she look a little like a clown to me. and please know i'm not insulting her or the image. i think it's the extremely pale face. plus the outfit for some reason seems costumey because of the tattered/flowey sleeve. it's like i expect her to turn around and spin around and dance feverishly. from a moment of calm to frenzy. she really does look pretty.
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is that only one light source?
lovely picture anyhow
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there are two lights... one from behind and one from the front. thanks
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A fantastic play with the light and shadow!
This is a twist for you.
I love the ambiance of this photo.
I love how you made the focus around her head and face.
Well done.
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The mood and lighting in this is amazing! There is hardly anything in the photo visually, yet there is soo much going on. Definatly represents the theme 
Bravo
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I'd say you hit the style right on the money! Love the contrast in this photograph! I don't think this style of photography is my favorite though, but I believe you did the style justice.
For me, when it comes to contrasty photo's I love the super high contrast. (which is an alltogether different technique) I like to see the loss of details within the skin and hair. Used to do it via filters and processing, now I think it can be done via photo shop much easier. I do wonder about the quality difference between the two, do you have any feed back on this subject Kev?
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quality differences between photoshop and traditional filters? i guess that would depend on a lot of things. you can get cheap filters and you can get expensive ones. same with lenses, film, digital cameras and stuff like that. it's impossible to make a direct comparison unless you are specifying the exact details of the two you're comparing
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Excellente ambiance, la lumière est parfaite !!
C'est très beau !!!
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I know you say that this is way different from your usual style, however I would say that I preffer it because of the character and mood of it. Some of the pics you have done lately are too 'posed' or magazine glamour kind of looking for my liking (personal prefference of course), and I preffered your earlier stuff when I first added you to my watch, but I really like this one because although all of your work that I have seen is very skilled and high quality photography - work like this which really captures mood as well I really like very much.
Great stuff!
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And you've managed to do it all well
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the lighting in simply stunning. the highlights in here hair to the soft ouline of her lower arm. A stunning shot imho.
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Well, I think you pulled off exactly what you aiming for..excellent!
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superb lighting... how is this set up?
is it just one light aimed straight at her face?
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there's a light with a very narrow 10 degree grid pointed at the lower part of her face, and another high and behind her pointed at the wall with a 30 degree grid to create the shadows
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awesome, thanks for sharing.
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Beautiful 
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The lighting is just wonderful, and it works so well with her expression. I love it 
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this is good - you're stuff has been pretty samey recently (imo) it's good to see you trying something new.
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Exceptionally moody! The darkness covering her eyes betrays what emotion she is actually conveying at the moment and one can choose as they please. Nice light and shadow play, making one wonder why certain parts are clear while others are hidden. I think you achieved your goals with this one.
Nice shot Kev!
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thank you
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wow.. it looks good.. it almost feels.. "fake" not a bad thin, but wha I mean is it almost looks asif she is a computer generated character... it feels... surreal, I think. I am not sure how to put this feeling in words.. or how it would be called..
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I think you've captured the noir feel almost perfectly. I love the way her body fades into the darkness. The only thing is, maybe it feels a touch to clean, y'know? Still fantastic.
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hehe yeah i guess i have a hard time breaking my own habits.
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Well, it's a good habit to have.
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This is excellent. It is good to see a break from your usual style (not that I don't like it!)
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Very film Noir there...lovely contrast and depth to the shadows
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