One never wants to kill an idea by over-doing it. But I think this latest incarnation of the 'take one image and mirror it' idea with the nudes of Miu works well.. maybe the best out of all of them. Although I think each shot has its own charm.
When I shot this I very selectively lit the model from one side. Pretty much all of one side of Miu was in total shadow. We were just playing with very low-key lighting that day and what we ended up with was, as it turns out, the perfect source material for these mirrored pieces.
I love this one particularly for the way the light and mirroring works around her hips, bust and neck. The pose I asked her to get into works so well for this sort of idea.
Like I said on the picture I posted earlier today, I was feeling a little dispondent about this shoot. Sitting on the shots for three weeks and only touching them now has breathed a new life into the whole excercise for me.
Gear?
- Nikon D700
- Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 G
- Alien Bee Ringflash through a softbox, perpendicular to the model
Processing?
- One shot duplicated, flipped and butted-up to the original
- Some burning-in in various places just to get a nice even tone of light and shade across her body
- Discrete toning using a mixture of Nik Color Efex Pro 3's 'cross processing', 'burnt sienna' and 'paper toning' filters.. all faded back and used in very short measure.
Works well ……….that’s an understatement Alfie , it’s superb !
Thanks Ronnie. A healthy amount of understatement keeps me on the level 🙂