Day 163 - Victoria - a photo on Flickriver

Day 163 - Victoria

I've been wanting to do a George Hurrell-style shoot for at least a year now. But it just hasn't really materialized. One of my new model friends is interested in doing something in this style soon, so Victoria and I figured it would be a good idea to practice ahead of time. I'm so lucky to have a willing subject. :)

I think the bit that I've found most interesting in trying to do this style is how difficult it is to light properly and maintain sufficient shadow. Really I'm not quite sure this is the best example of the style, lighting-wise, as there should be more shadow and definition in her face, but the whole feel of this one definitely clicks for me, so I'm going with it as pic-of-the-day at least. And yeah, super glad to practice, especially to get a sense of how to use the apartment space for something like this.

Strobist info: A 580 in corrugated plastic grid camera left @ 1/16, model's nose pointing right into it. I had a 430 camera right and high but from reading the shadows I don't think it actually fired in this frame. Triggered via RadioPopper JrX studio triggers.

Taken on: January 23, 2011

Tags:

project365

365

victoria

hurrell

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Sets appears in: • Vintage Hollywood • 365, Year 3 more » • Victoria « less

Groups appears in: • Strobist.com • {new} vintage portraits more » • Beautiful Picture's with Beautiful women « less

Camera: Canon EOS 40D, f/5.0, 1/250 sec, 50mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 40D
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	50mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	GIMP 2.6.10
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