Glamour Portrait - Ashlin Connors

[srwatters]

Back in the studio and ready to go! Shot this today with Ashlin.

Model & MUA: Ashlin Connors (MM #2134787)

One main light and one hair light. 7' Octobank main, 20 degree gridded 7" reflector hair. Both on Hensel Integra Pro Plus 500 strobes.

Hasselblad H2/Phase One P45, HC 210mm f/3.2
ISO 100, F/8, 1/125


Full size jpg for the broadband equipped.

Comments and critiques welcomed as always.

[dixonduke]

Originally Posted by srwatters

Full size jpg for the broadband equipped.

Comments and critiques welcomed as always.

I love the image, I don't have any critque, only praise. Thank you for taking the time to share and to explain your set up, it does help wannabe's like me.

The full size is simply stunning. I think I am more in awe of the amount of pixels than I am the lighting, but its a close race!

[carrbowl]

Question--you only used two lights? no reflectors? the octobank main was to the camera left and hair light was to the camera right correct? Anything else used to help achieve the lighting?

[srwatters]

Originally Posted by carrbowl

Question--you only used two lights? no reflectors? the octobank main was to the camera left and hair light was to the camera right correct? Anything else used to help achieve the lighting?

Nope. Nothing else. Just one big light and the hair light from behind and opposite the main.

Originally Posted by dixonduke

I love the image, I don't have any critque, only praise. Thank you for taking the time to share and to explain your set up, it does help wannabe's like me.

The full size is simply stunning. I think I am more in awe of the amount of pixels than I am the lighting, but its a close race!

Thanks!

[carrbowl]

Well...apparently I need to do some work. My photos stink when I only used two lights!@!!!! : ) thanks Scott!

[srwatters]

Originally Posted by carrbowl

Well...apparently I need to do some work. My photos stink when I only used two lights!@!!!! : ) thanks Scott!

The white paper and huge softbox make lighting very easy.

[carrbowl]

So Scott if I have a 4 x 6 softbox and white canvas with a hairlight I should be able to have "similar" results with two lights?

[bryanlindsey]

Good image, hair looks fantastic.

Is she supposed to look mad/pissed off?

[srwatters]

Originally Posted by carrbowl

So Scott if I have a 4 x 6 softbox and white canvas with a hairlight I should be able to have "similar" results with two lights?

You're probably not going to get that white BG without additional strobes. I use two 12x36 strip boxes to light the BG. No other lights or reflectors on the subject though.

Originally Posted by bryanlindsey

Good image, hair looks fantastic.

Is she supposed to look mad/pissed off?

Is that what you think?

[bryanlindsey]

Originally Posted by srwatters

Is that what you think?

Socrates method, huh?

Do YOU think that I made a comment that reflected my impression?

[srwatters]

I personally find her expression to be appropriate for the genre of a Glamour portrait. If you think she looks mad or pissed off, our opinions clearly differ.

[jeffclow]

First class work, Scott......could easily be on the cover of any number of glamour magazines.

[srwatters]

Thanks Jeff!

Here's another early edit in different wardrobe but the same basic lighting setup.

[srwatters]

Glamour is fun!

[ldelacruz]

Nice job, Scott!