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Challenge: Duotones III (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 135mm f/2.0L USM
Location: Studio Laugavegur, Iceland
Date: Nov 11, 2007
Aperture: 11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Portraiture, Studio
Date Uploaded: Nov 11, 2007

 This is Aldís who some of may recognize from other entries I have made i the past but I seriously doubt you will cause of the makeup, or that´s what I hope anyway.

Just got this idea today, hadn´t really thought about the challenge at all but just suddenly had the urge to shoot for it. Well had a small photoshoot at 9pm so I asked Aldís to come by half an hour later to do this, fortunately she was up for it on very short notice, just called her up 2 hours before. Henný did the makeup as usual and it was her idea to make a cross, my original idea was just a black line across the middle of the face.

Am really experimenting with studio lighting right now as I don´t really feel that´s a weakness of mine, I know I am not exactly blowing people away with my studio lighting and it´s all very safe and boring. Well this one I used a big softbox from the front wich I am standing in front of, you can just barely make me out in the lower left corner of the reflection the softbox makes in the eye. I then used another big softbox almost directly behind and above Aldís for hairlight, was not 100% behind her as I didn´t have access to a boom. Then two smaller softboxes on her sides, just slightly behind her and at the same height as her head to light up the cheeks and sides of her head like that.

As for processing, was not really much besides cleaning up the image, had to straighten some of the lines, clean up black makeup blotches and stuff like that. Of course b/w conversion and then sepia toning, curves for contrast and unsharp mask after resizing + added the black frame.

I am quite happy how this came out and don´t care how it will do in the challenge, I don´t really expect it to go over too well.

Statistics
Place: 17 out of 295
Avg (all users): 6.7349
Avg (commenters): 8.2500
Avg (participants): 6.7037
Avg (non-participants): 6.7931
Views since voting: 4164
Views during voting: 421
Votes: 166
Comments: 30
Favorites: 9 (view)

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 11/29/2007 03:03:03 PM
I LOVE the fabulous textures you have in your studio pictures, its this awesome distinct look that always recognize immediately and find practically impossible to duplicate. I love the composition and the highlighting on her hair and shoulders, AWESOME image
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 11/25/2007 03:41:28 PM
Nice placement.
The four corners of the center of the cross, form an x spot on the bridge of her nose. "Spot on."
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Message edited by author 2007-11-25 20:42:18.
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 11/19/2007 08:01:31 AM
awesome lighting and picture and make-up
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 11/19/2007 03:45:24 AM
wow, awesome lighting, man, i think it's not at all boring.
the cross reminded me on that car accident campaign, where the icelandic government(?) placed crashed cars in front of a huge black cross at certain places all around the ring road...
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 11/19/2007 12:30:10 AM
I like the result of your lighting setup. The bit of you in the corner of the reflection of the softbox gives it an interesting shape for the catchlight. Now how did she get all that stuff out of her hair?? Nice to see you trying new things, too! Tell your wife she did a great job with the makeup, as always. Your stuff would suck without her, you know.
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 11/18/2007 11:41:32 PM
A really interesting image Larus...thought it would at least be top 10 (so did you, right?)
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 11/18/2007 10:35:47 PM
Originally posted by doctornick:
This would look great in Colour! Would you mind posting a colour version?

Trust me, it doesn´t so I won´t :)

Originally posted by SoulMan1978:
terrifically lit and detailed, shame the make up hides her expression a bit :-(

That was kind of the point with the makeup but thx for taking the time to comment.

Message edited by author 2007-11-19 03:36:18.
 11/18/2007 07:04:44 PM
This would look great in Colour! Would you mind posting a colour version?
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/18/2007 12:20:55 PM
love the dramatic use of light and shadows. excellent tone. very nice work.
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 11/18/2007 11:38:31 AM
bold, eye catching, and a bit creepy - one of my favorites this challenge
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 11/16/2007 02:03:20 PM
well, i've slowly raised the score on this. I don't like it, but it is an excellent photo. so 10
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 11/16/2007 09:05:01 AM
that is an interesting effect.
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 11/15/2007 10:19:38 AM
terrifically lit and detailed, shame the make up hides her expression a bit :-(
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 11/14/2007 01:07:59 PM
Very creative, the lighting is exceptional. I'm gonna take a stab at it, 2 soft rim lights one on either side, 1 above and behind for hair, medium softbox for front fill/catchlight?
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 11/14/2007 07:46:38 AM
Stunning pic, great interpretation.
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 11/14/2007 04:39:53 AM
Lovely photograph. I love the skin tones.
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 11/13/2007 08:39:09 PM
I think this is kinda weird and don't understand the point of the paint, but the tones and lighting are so impressive, 9
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 11/13/2007 03:39:28 PM
lighting and concept are great. I find the eyes too white and although not oversharpened in the sense of jagged edges just unnaturally crisp. 7
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 11/13/2007 09:24:27 AM
Striking image! Beautiful eyes.
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 11/13/2007 05:28:48 AM
Nice!
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 11/13/2007 03:57:56 AM
Very Larus feel to it. Love the eyes in your shot. Lighting is perfect and composition rocks. I don't know why but I would almost like to see the crop to just the top of her hair. Beautiful as always. Tell Henny makeup looks great also and am looking forward to her doing mine when I come up for my shoot. :P
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 11/12/2007 06:10:48 PM
a striking portrait
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 11/12/2007 02:13:01 PM
Blue!!!
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 11/12/2007 12:18:09 PM
Wow, how Larus-esque. Fantastic.
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 11/12/2007 07:20:44 AM
fantastic lighting. nice shot. wondering if this is larus. He springs to mind when it comes to weird makeup.
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 11/11/2007 09:16:13 PM
Larus I presume? Very slick! Looks like this could be a character from a Frank Miller comic/movie.
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 11/11/2007 09:07:32 PM
wow. This is an incredible image. I can't tell if the head is a tiny tiny bit left...maybe it's just late here...great image.
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 11/11/2007 08:58:50 PM
stunning tones and lighting and a really interesting image 9
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 11/11/2007 08:00:44 PM
wow, this is just really cool, great job
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 11/11/2007 07:17:10 PM
I have a feeling you are going to get knocked down for this not really being a duotone, its a great shot though... but I see tones of Black, White, and Yellows
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