EdithRoss

1940s Hollywood Glamour

Canon EOS 50D

settings

Aperture f/6.3 ISO 100 Shutter 6/10

upload_date

Jul, 2013

Views

13457

Likes

+653

Awards

Chatter Award

Zenith Award

Top Shot Award

Editor's Choice

Superb Composition

+77

Peer Award

+75

Absolute Masterpiece

+73

Top Choice

+60

Outstanding Creativity

+49

All Star

Exceptional Contrast

Superior Skill

Magnificent Capture

Love it

Genius

Jaw Dropping

Great Find

Emotions

Impressed

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Categories

Fabulous creative mono image which definitely depicts the 1940s look. Congratulations on the Award.

Very nice...quite superb in fact!....well done & congrats!....Brian

Very nice, congratulations

perfect capture of the era

I love it!!

A touch of Casablanca, fantastic capture

Just superb .

Superb quality, very classy and nicely lit portrait!

A deserved win.

PRO+

Awesome work! Congrats!

Glamorous composition,love the b/w, the era is portrayed beautifully!Congrats

Beautifully done. Congrats on Editors Choice and on a stunning gallery. Love it!

PRO+

total class...congrats...

Thank you so much everyone. Totally appreciated

Platinum

Great b/w portrait. Congrats. - Jake

Fantastic image!!! Congrats!

Congrats!

Stunning BW!

PRO+

classic beauty. looks like 40's hollywood

Wow!!! Love her... and this photo. Nicely done.

My favourite period & you have it to perfection.

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in the school's studio where I was completing a three year photography program.

Time

This image was taken mid afternoon in a very dark studio setting.

Lighting

I wanted this image to have the vibe of the 1930's. So I did a great deal of research on photographers of that time to see if I could come up with something that could have been taken back them. My major source of inspiration was George Hurrell. For lights I used Fresnel lights. These spot light with grids were aimed at specific spots. One on the model, one on the background and one on the candles. I also used gobos to direct the light exactly where I wanted it.

Equipment

The equipment used was a Canon 5D Mark II with a 50mm lens, a tripod some fresnel lights and some gobos.

Inspiration

I wanted this image to have the vibe of the 1930's as vintage style photography was the theme I chose for my final end of year project. So I did a great deal of research on photographers of that time to see if I could come up with something that could have been taken back them. My major source of inspiration was George Hurrell and I worked very hard to attain the same style of look in all my photographs that year.

Editing

The only post processing done on this image was adding flames to the candles. Because it took a great deal of time to achieve the look I wanted, had I lit the candles at the beginning, they would have melted down to noth

In my camera bag

The first thing I always pack in my camera bag is of course my Canon 5D Mark II camera with my standard 24-105mm lens. I also always carry my 70-200 mm lens. Even though it is a heavy mother, It is my lens of choice unless I'm doing landscapes. As well, I make sure to pack my flash even though I prefer natural lighting and rarely use it. Sometimes I have to choice but to pull it out. My camera trigger, light meter, my Gary Fong light diffuser for my flash, extra batteries both for flash and camera and a few filters (polarizing, neutral density and a uv to protect my lens) are part of my standard fare.

Feedback

Vintage lighting is a rather harsh and direct light. Sometimes getting the light just right takes a great deal of tweaking. Play around with your flash, with different size grids on them. Have your subject move around so that the light hits them just right. I will sometimes use columns, gobos or anything else that can redirect my light and place the flash behind it so that only a sliver of light hits my model. It is great fun to be able to achieve this lighting, but practice makes perfect.

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1940s Hollywood Glamour

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