How does she achieve this look?

[TonyHetherington]

www.flickr.com/photos/meredithfarmer/532716301/

See this photographer; Meredith Farmer. Look at the shot I've linked to but also other ones of her, she has real crisp and clear detail in her face. How does she achieve that? Is it a soft diffused light with no flash on her face and maybe a bit of saturdation in photo shop? I really like the look, that's all!

Thanks

[bd02]

My guess is

- natural light - model positioned side on to a window - not diffused judging by the glare on her forehead and the tell tale catchlights in her eyes... in which I think you can just about see a window frame!
- dark backdrop in room
- spot metered somewhere in the middle of her forehead for exposure (which has resulted in nice shadows on 'unlit' side of face but has over-exposed the 'lit' side of her face)
- photoshopped to deepen shadows / increase highlights
- lots of PS work on eyes to whiten and brighten

Edited by bd02 on Monday 11th June 13:48

[Famous Graham]

TonyHetherington said:

See this photographer;

That's you that is...

[freddies_dad]

bd02 said:

My guess is

- natural light - model positioned side on to a window - not diffused judging by the glare on her forehead and the tell tale catchlights in her eyes... in which I think you can just about see a window frame!
- dark backdrop in room
- spot metered somewhere in the middle of her forehead for exposure (which has resulted in nice shadows on 'unlit' side of face but has over-exposed the 'lit' side of her face)
- photoshopped to deepen shadows / increase highlights
- lots of PS work on eyes to whiten and brighten

Edited by bd02 on Monday 11th June 13:48

I'd totally agree - plus a nice, fast bright lens?

[TonyHetherington]

Cheers chaps!

I should have said - it wasn't an SLR she took it with, it's a Canon IXUS supershot thing (can't remember the full name) but one of those point and shoot jobbies.

Thanks

[poah]

bright light up and to the left and a dark room behind her or a black cloth then some PS work you can see the window catch light in her eyes. in the studio you would use a black background and not put any light on it that way you illuminate the subject not the background

Edited by poah on Monday 11th June 14:26

[le gravy noire]

Hard to tell, but I think this look is achieved by opening one eye a bit more than the other, looking up slightly and thinking extremely perverted thoughts.

[poah]

le gravy noire said:

Hard to tell, but I think this look is achieved by opening one eye a bit more than the other, looking up slightly and thinking extremely perverted thoughts.

not sure its perverted, more a case of your not leaving here alive I think lol