could be... it is fine on Tumblr. No idea why it freezes on your other
site but
since I see your work on facebook fine always.
This portrait reminds me of Claudette Colbert - fun stuff!
ann
On 4/1/2016 1:00 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
It's got to be some Javascript-blocking stuff, John (and Ann). You use
that, I believe?
I just put it on Tumblr. Try this link:
http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/142075134442
Lack of shadows? Take another look. :) Mucho shadow there, especially
in the lower third.
As for retouching: I know. I have two prints of before and after on
Joan Crawford. Six hours of working with a pencil on the negative by
the retoucher, and the glam polish is there.
Now that meticulous retouching applied much less to older women that
he photographed. He did not turn them into freaks, just reduced and
softened lines in a pleasant way. I can safely assure you that I did
serious retouching to my wife who is in her mid 70's -- shh!
I have the definitive book on the man and his work, and I have studied
it thoroughly. "George Hurrell's Hollywood: Glamour Portraits
1925-1992", Mark A. Vieira. The author had access to Hurrell like few
others and he documents his various "periods" and the lighting and
retouching techniques he employed. Other than using gridded silver
reflectors rather than fresnel spots I followed the way he worked
during the 1940's very closely.
https://www.amazon.ca/George-Hurrells-Hollywood-Portraits-1925-1992/dp/0762450398/
Thanks for your comments, John!
On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 12:39 PM, John <sesso...@earthlink.net> wrote:
On 4/1/2016 10:29 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 5:17 PM, John <sesso...@earthlink.net> wrote:
On 3/20/2016 3:03 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
A while back I got it in mind to explore the 1930's/1940's George
Hurrell Hollywood glamour look and I kept pursuing it on and off until
I got this shot of Louise last Thursday ...
http://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/#!/index/I0000gv_.gI.8h3w
I finally think I am getting somewhere. :)
645Z, DFA645 90mm f:2.8 Macro, f:4, 1/125th sec, 100 ISO.
Key light: 22" beauty dish with 15 degree grid, above-left.
Hair, rim light: 8.5" reflector, boomed above directly behind.
Background light: 7" reflector with barn doors and 30 degree grid, low
camera-left.
Fill: white foamcore v-flat bouncing spill from rim light, camera-right.
Makeup/hair: Judi Willrich
Styling: Louise
Set design: me
Comments most certainly welcome!
Nice attractive portrait, but I don't think you've quite captured the
essence of George Hurrell yet.
John, could you elaborate? I'm very curious about what you find missing.
It's been a week or more, and your image just opens a blank new page now.
But, I think it was the shadows or lack there of. Hurrell used a lot of
deep shadow for dramatic effect.
Hurrell was also an extremist when retouching. No flaw was too small for
him to remove it.
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