The photographer, George Hurrell. Obviously he is a master of light & shadows, to which I am just a lowly little girl with a camera who loves the Starlet look. So getting some nice dramatic light, shadows & contrasts were key to me. I think I came pretty close, at least I'd like to think I did. In trying to get a darker looking image, I kept lighting to a minimum which was a big mistake. Had to really do a lot of adjusting in post processing to levels and curves and other layer masks which in turn raised the noise levels. What I've learned: LIGHTING IS GOOD, LIGHTING IS YOUR FRIEND. :-)
I went back and forth about a million times about the title... should I list his name, should I not.... In the end I caved and did it. Original Title "The Starlet".
Thank you to :-)Jaxed for putting up with me. You were a wonderfully patient model.
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If someone says (an they will) that this is soft and or gainy send em a nastygram this is a (almost) perfect period piece... needs just a touch of blue cast but a very very good shot -9-
Berniece Abbott once said something to the effect, when shooting a picture the most importent part of the image of a person is their eyes. If the eyes are in focus that will be a great image. Thus the 9 on this one.
Between the eyes and the background lighting this is an amazing shot.
nice attempt. I think Hurrell would have used even more dramatic lighting, but I see it here. The model is appropriately glamorous. The lit background is excellent. 7
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