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Elizabeth at work #2



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Kosmotheoros
 
Kosmotheoros December 03, 2019
Perfect model and shot!
TN-P
 
TN-P June 16, 2020
Damn what a dirty women
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dj8065 August 06, 2021
Congrats on winning my Nudes with Unusual Background contest.
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Behind The Lens

Location

This pic was taken in a factory; we had identified some interesting sets for a fashion shoot and we were moving from one set to another when suddenly, in a dark corner of the factory, this old machine appeared ... and so the idea was born to create a set especially for this "monument" of rusty iron.

Time

The make-up artist started her work at 2 PM and after about 40 minutes spent "dirtying" the model as if it were one with the rust of the machine, at 2.45 PM the shooting started and we went on for about half an hour

Lighting

Lighting was the main problem, we had a large window behind the machinery and the light from the industrial chandeliers behind the model, with an 8-stop difference between the two lights, so we intervened by placing reflective panels that lightened the body of the model, the result is what you see.

Equipment

I have been asked in the past what I use to take photographs in difficult lighting conditions ... I will tell you that also for this photo I used one of my faithful Eos 5D MkIII, in my opinion one of Canon's best managed cameras. Although my camera bodies are now 8 years old and well exceeded 150,000 shots, they work perfectly and continue to give me a lot of satisfactions. The files that generate the 5D MkIII are exciting for the quality and for the extreme ease with which you can finish the files. Too bad they stopped making it ... Let's talk about serious things, let's talk about technical data: Canon EF 24/105mm f/4.0 L IS USM lens (first series) Focal length 55mm Aperture f / 5.6 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/200

Inspiration

The story of this photo is very simple, what you see is an old broken machinery that is kept in the factory because it is too heavy to be transported. When we saw it, it was love at first sight and we invented the set. The "dirty woman" is the result of the work of the make-up artist who instantly understood what we wanted to do and realized it in a short time.

Editing

Normally some nude / glamor / fashion photographers tend to use post-production a lot, I prefer to try to photograph the subject in the best possible way and to have immediately usable images. I believe that post production is important but, in the production chain of an image, it does not have my priority. For me, the priority is due to the idea that you have in creating a photograph, to the technique you use, shooting (framing, cutting, glance) and attention to detail. For me it doesn't make sense to spend hours with the PS clone to remove or add something that you could already delete or add during shooting. My elaboration is very simple, I shoot in RAW consequently the images are rather soft and flat, therefore I increase the contrast, I correct the dominant ones, I regulate the shadows and the lights and finally I emphasize little the vignetting to attract the eye towards the subject, that's all.

In my camera bag

My equipment ... don't you have a backup question? :) I always carry too many things in my photographic backpack ... after having woven the praises of the Canon reflex cameras I have to do the same with Sony's mirroless, I have only used them for a year but between us it has been true love !! But I have not completely betrayed Canon, in fact the two systems coexist and what unites them is the Sigma MC-11 adapter, a fantastic accessory that allows me to use my Canon lenses on Sony bodies. Obviously I also use different Sony Zeiss and G series lenses but all these lenses have a weight :( My unmissable lenses to always carry with me are: 85mm - 50mm - 35mm - 20mm - 16/35 - 24/105mm and 70/200mm and then for special cases such as architecture or landscapes or macro, the 17mm TS-E - 12/24mm - 300mm - 100mm L macro IS

Feedback

If someone asked me for advice to take a photo like this I would tell him to pay attention to the control of the lights, especially as in this case where there were two different light sources with completely different characteristics and intensities. obviously in this photo the role of the model who lent herself to getting dirty was decisive as was the work of the MUA. Without them it wouldn't have turned out so well. The other winning factor that applies to any photograph is simplicity and "cleanliness", in the sense that the best photos, those that make you say WOW or that are rewarded, are those where the photographer has removed as many disturbing elements as possible while I see that many photographers tend to add and add and still add ... and maybe after that they spend the night on PS to remove :D

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