Tommy, seated

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  TheFlyingCamera

• Apr 14, 2021

Nicely done. I'd have liked to see a little more tonal separation between the model and the backdrop, but well done.

 

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  ignatiu5

• Apr 14, 2021

@TheFlyingCamera Thank you. Agreed, it was not the best choice (dark grey) of backdrops. I need to get another; all of my light colors are on the shorter side and not as amenable for figure work.

 

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  awty

• Apr 15, 2021

I like the left arm and leg. this picture works better for me in 1:1 format
Was this done the same time as tipping point?
I think the lighting was a little bit better in the previous.
Still you the man, great work as always.

 

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  ignatiu5

• Apr 15, 2021

@awty Thanks for your comments. I did try to crop square, but it doesn't quite work (trims either fingers or toes) and I found the resultant composition really cramped.
Yes, it was at the same time as "Tipping Point". This frame is probably 10 minutes or before that one.

 

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  TheFlyingCamera

• Apr 15, 2021

@ignatiu5
You could go either way- lighten the backdrop or darken it. And you could do that without getting a new backdrop- just control the light hitting it. Also, and take this for what it's worth, I'd either move the model farther from the backdrop itself, or use a larger aperture to blur out the details in the backdrop - it gets a tad distracting when we can read the wrinkles in the backdrop.

 

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  TheFlyingCamera

• Apr 15, 2021

I was also going to mention as an example for dealing with dark on dark, F. Holland Day's work with African-American models.https://www.moma.org/collection/works/140972

 

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  Colin Corneau

• Apr 15, 2021

Wonderful portrait. I'd echo Mr. Flying Camera and mention the backdrop...my two cents, a black or dark grey one would feel right here but that's just me.

 

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  ignatiu5

• Apr 16, 2021

@TheFlyingCamera I don't mind the wrinkles in the backdrop, never have. I find the textures to be anchoring for the subject, and it's one of the reasons the single roll of seamless paper I've had for more than a decade has barely been used.