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Challenge: Brown Ribbon Deja Vu II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Location: Los Angeles, CA - My Apartment
Date: Feb 6, 2009
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Feb 6, 2009
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Brown Inspiration here:
Boy this was a fun shoot. And yes, my pants would be on fire if I told you that I took no inspiration from a certain Canadian wunderkind.
Shot was lit directly above and front by an SB-900 in a DIY turkey-pan beauty dish (or maybe this was one of the reflector umbrella shots..hmmm), and off camera left and behind by a bare SB-600. Opened in camera raw and added a slight boost to contrast. Changed to Lab color and gave a strong contrast curve to the Lightness channel, and dragged down the center of the a/b curves very slightly. Converted back to RGB, made a strong b/w version of the shot (optikverve's Hollywood filter), which I then set to multiply, at 27% opacity. Used a curve to darken his ear, lighten his neck. High pass-ed version of the shot, at 4px radius, set to Hard Light and 56% fill. One more curves layer to brighten up the image and the red channel a little. Resize, sharpen, save for web.
Original here:
Other outtakes on my Flickr |
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02/28/2009 08:18:28 PM |
The blood was a mixture of corn syrup, red dye, and Nesquik cocoa powder. The cocoa powder made it way darker (and made it taste like brownie batter!), which made it come off great on film.
Glad you liked it! |
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02/28/2009 08:15:24 PM |
How did you make the blood? it looks better than my version.
Message edited by author 2009-03-01 01:50:14. |
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02/13/2009 06:14:41 PM |
| Beautifully butcheresque. |
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02/13/2009 06:06:57 PM |
| Gory, but exceptionally well done. |
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02/12/2009 08:38:25 PM |
| Not sure which brown ribbon this was - but you have certainly turned it into an excellent photo. Great exposure and skin tones (I like the grungy look). |
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02/10/2009 04:46:34 PM |
| great shot, great way to re-do the brown ribbon image. 10 |
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02/09/2009 09:24:14 PM |
| Surpasses the original brown by a large margin. Realistic looking blood and injuries. Good lighting. Gory stuff. 7 |
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02/09/2009 12:11:11 PM |
| I like the "noir" feel about this. Not all that crazy about blood... Lighting is good, but overexposed on the shirt because it is white. |
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02/09/2009 09:25:38 AM |
| Nice take on this Brown Ribbon Entry, Well setup with good lighting. Very different from the other entry from this image - 9 |
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02/08/2009 09:37:48 PM |
| excellent....well lit and great colour 9 |
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02/08/2009 07:06:39 PM |
| Better than the other remake in the challenge. The lighting is harsh, but not really, so it sets the mood well. Make sense?! |
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