Kimberly

Linda Brandon · 06-11-2004, 10:09 PM

Mike, two quick points:

- Your photo has the perfect Raeburnesque nose highlights - long vertical sweep on the edge in the light, then a definite bridge before it goes into shadow on the other side. Notice the difference between that bone highlight and the highlight on the softer nose tip, which is cartilage. I love how Raeburn gets those deft strokes in there. He always strikes me as an artist who took joy in his work.

- Bill Whitaker told our class to try and get both inside eye corners in the light, while still getting a (narrow) nose shadow. It seems to me that on most faces this in itself ought to seperate that nose shadow from the cheek shadow.

You're making me want to stop what I'm doing and set up a pose like this, too!

Matthew Severson · 06-11-2004, 10:57 PM

Have you ever tried to shoot a model by candle light? (That sounded terribly wrong...) I would assume that many artists of the past did alot of painting by candle light.. Perhaps I'm incorrect.
Matt

Mike Dodson · 06-12-2004, 10:29 AM

An attempt last night to shoot an improved photo over what I currently have in photo #2 was unsuccessful. I would move the lighting around to the right to rid myself of the cast shadow of the nose onto the cheek only to lighten the darkeneed side of the face. Once I was able to get close to what I was looking for the pose just wasn't there, at least not as good as what I currently have. I chose to go ahead and incoporate the changes that Mike suggested by lowering the neck-line and taking away some of her body width. I also took Marvin's recommendation of doing something with the cast nose shadow, so I removed it from the cheek and left it just to the left of her nose to give it definition.I really like the look that I have going here (with the suggestions incorporated that I have received so far) but if any of you think I am completely off base please say so.

Linda: Great point comcerning the inside corners of the eyes. I made a value change on the photo but it doesn't seem to show up as much on screen as it does on my printed photo.