Manel Puigcerver
About the Image(s)
Here you have my fourth photo in this group. In this case, it is a nude photo in the forest.
Technically, this pic was taken outdoors, without flashes. For the capture, I used a Fujifilm GFX 100 S camera with a 32-64 GF lens (f 5, 1/80 s and 1600 ISO) without tripod. I used an f aperture higher than I use to do, trying to avoid a high field depth and I chose a place where light was rather homogeneous, without a mixture of high lights and deep shadows.
Regarding my processing flow, I started using Camera Raw noise reduction; then, I used Capture One for general adjustments; next, I used Photoshop to reframe the capture and to selectively apply some Nik Color Efex filters (pro contrast, detail extractor, tonal contrast and paper toner) and used luminosity masks to avoid an excess of bright or too dense shadows and to selectively process by colours (e.g., saturating green area of the photo before converting it in a monochrome version). Moreover, I used dodge and burn technique to enhance lights and shadows where it was needed. Last, I used frequency separation to improve the sharpness of the photo.
This round’s discussion is now closed!
5 comments posted
Is that clamp on her right ankle attached to a chain to keep her? Just kidding, but is it necessary?
A beautiful model in a nature scene. I can't think of anything to do to change it.   Posted: 11/18/2024 19:54:07
I think the pose is good, and the contrast between the model's smooth skin and the rocky setting interesting. Also her hair in disarray fits the scene.
I have not shot nudes, so I do not know the solution to this problem, how to show nipples and pubic region but still arrive at a quality photograph. Perhaps have a look at how Stieglitz and Weston did it.   Posted: 11/19/2024 06:32:09