this shot wasn't easy to take.
but thanks to my model jon for his patience and courage to pose naked in a church for about 20 minutes...glad the priest wasn't in town!
the light from behind the door is a 160w bulb on a tripod and lighting from above is a flash with some conically rolled paper in front to get the circle of light on the floor, which should have been a bit smaller in diameter, and i'm also not 100% satisfied with the lighting on the body and the pose, but hey, it was my first "nude" shooting and so i was a little nervous...;) oh btw this is my first challenge as an official member of this site (*yaaay*), so be free to take a look at my new portfolio
-shot in raw, converted to tiff in capture nx
-opened in cs2, 80% desaturation, brightness/contrast, curves, resize, smart sharpen, saved for web
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I love the photograph a lot, but something about the movement of the person and the way his hand it out bothers me, It'd appealed to me more of a still thing so it'd kind of radiate a more calm.. which is the feeling the grays and use of light does.
Personal opinion, I dont like humans though... in almost any photo, sodont take it personally. =]
I like the way the floorboards lead towards the door in the direction the figure is walking and the tonal range is good. One suggestion, I would lighten the shadow that runs down behind the figures' right arm and down the right leg to try and add a little detail as the solid black shadow is a bit harsh.
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