High Key B&W Experimentation...

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High Key B&W Experimentation...

Postby Jase555 on Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:56 am

C&C please on a couple of high key monos I played around with... they work or not?

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Re: High Key B&W Experimentation...

Postby Jase555 on Fri Jan 22, 2010 6:54 pm

that good....? :oops:
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Re: High Key B&W Experimentation...

Postby biggerry on Fri Jan 22, 2010 7:51 pm

50 views and counting and one comment, thats pretty rough...

Jase555, I missed this one first time round. The first image would be my preference, however the model needs to be looking into the frame i reckon - there's all that space on teh left and shes looking out to the right...

I have never done high key stuff before, however I think taking it back just a notch might help..

The choice of..ah.. bra.. is a good one for the high key/ BW, really gives a good contrast. :up:
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Re: High Key B&W Experimentation...

Postby inmotion on Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:47 pm

HI Jase consider a crop up the bra as it seems too obvious immediately below the bra lin.Also work on you models expression more(with her?)
She is a pretty girl and i think you may need SMOKING SEXY or ALLOOF for this shot to work--jim
ps Take lots of shots to capure the look
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Re: High Key B&W Experimentation...

Postby Mj on Sat Jan 23, 2010 9:16 am

Jase... nothing wrong with your high key processing I think but with hard lighting like this you need to do some more work with the framing and posing to suit... the second pose is more suited to a softer style (still could be high key but less contrast) the first is closer to the mark with some cropping as others noted, but the model's pose is not quite working. Assuming this is someone you know... keep at it and you're sure to nail it.
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