I converted it to greyscale in Photoshop--I'd need to deepen the contrast some for it to really be worthwhile, though. The background becomes "busy" in black and white--and there just isn't enough value difference in her skin tones to convert well to monochrome.
Part of the beauty of the picture is the subtle shades of pink and cream in her skin, I think.
Aneli is becoming my favorite model there, and Slastyonoff may very well get my next subscription.
"...it's amazing how different pictures can look in b/w...not better, but it brings out amazing shadows and textures sometimes."
I can't imagine that scene from Casablana in color--the one where Rick and Ilsa are alone in his apartment, and the light through the shades back lights her profile.
For that matter, I can't imagine ANY of it in color.
Edie "You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh...the fundamental things apply, as time goes by.... and when two lovers woo, they still say 'I love you', on that you can rely-...."
Different things work in B&W, so a photo set up for colour won't necessarily translate to B&W very well. Looking at the B&W series, the background there is a lot simpler and the lighting is optimised for B&W. A good photographer knows how to match subject and technique :-)
She looks like she belongs in a Renaissance painting, specifically, Bouguereau. Although, he tended to focus more on the poor folks, god, it looks like it came off his brush.
And you are right, it's the pinks and soft ivorys of her skin and the sheet as well that make this photo work in colour. Athough, I half suspect it may have been treated with a special filter to intesify it.
I wish now I could afford a nude model in my house. Any takers?
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Date: 2003-06-06 07:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-06-06 08:18 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2003-06-06 10:18 am (UTC)Part of the beauty of the picture is the subtle shades of pink and cream in her skin, I think.
Aneli is becoming my favorite model there, and Slastyonoff may very well get my next subscription.
Edie
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Date: 2003-06-06 11:16 am (UTC)Very true. But it's amazing how different pictures can look in b/w...not better, but it brings out amazing shadows and textures sometimes.
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Date: 2003-06-06 12:25 pm (UTC)I can't imagine that scene from Casablana in color--the one where Rick and Ilsa are alone in his apartment, and the light through the shades back lights her profile.
For that matter, I can't imagine ANY of it in color.
Edie
"You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh...the fundamental things apply, as time goes by.... and when two lovers woo, they still say 'I love you', on that you can rely-...."
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Date: 2003-06-06 07:00 pm (UTC)Re: Afterthought
Date: 2003-06-07 12:07 pm (UTC)Re: Afterthought
Date: 2003-06-07 07:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-06-08 07:02 am (UTC)And you are right, it's the pinks and soft ivorys of her skin and the sheet as well that make this photo work in colour. Athough, I half suspect it may have been treated with a special filter to intesify it.
I wish now I could afford a nude model in my house. Any takers?
Model?
Date: 2003-06-08 07:33 am (UTC)Edie