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Epson 4880 Printer

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Dark City #27, HDR

After some time away, I've returned to collecting candidate images for my Dark City series.  This picture started with three hand held 1-stop brackets processed in Nik HDR Efex.

This monochrome come from a virtual copy of the top picture with a blue/sepia split tone applied in Lightroom 3.

Technical
Camera:	Nikon D700
Lens:	Nikkor AF 24-85mm f/2.8-4 D IF
Exposure:	ISO 100, 52mm @f/8.0 @ 1/400s, Auto WB, RAW
Lighting:	Daylight
Support:	Handheld
Location:	Clayton, Missouri
Dates:	Capture - September 11, 2011, Processed - September 11, 2011
Processing:	Lightroom 3, Nik HDR Efex, Photoshop CS5

Sandy Shaw #3, Process Variations

Model Sandy Shaw for Style Magazine, makeup and hair Susan Page, photo styling Marijo Bianco.  Capture with Hasselblad 500 C/M, Zeiss 150mm f/4.0, Fujichrome 50.  Original Cibachrome print.

Grunge version, blue/sepia split tone in Lightroom 3.

Linda Keaton in Creve Coeur Park

Model Linda Keaton braving the green water in Creve Coeur Park Lake, makeup and hair by Jackie Hicks.  Photo capture with Hasselblad 500 C/M, 150mm f/4.0 Sonnar, Kodak TMax 100.  Original print on Agfa Portriga Rapid #3.

Grunge processing with blue and sepia split tone in Nik Silver Efex Pro 2.

Pennie #5 Process Variations

Pennie Beaumont strutting her stuff for an ad... that I really don't remember what it was for, but likely the boots!  But I always like the mood of this picture.  This picture was made with a Nikon F2 w/motor drive (did I mention I miss that sound?), Reflex Nikkor 500mm f/8.0, K2 filter, Miller fluid head on a Sampson tripod, Ilford Delta 3200.  It was windy, overcast and blistering hot.

Platinum reprint.

The original cyanotype is lost, but recreated here using Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 and my custom preset.

Pennie in Stix Fur Ad

This is model Pennie Beaumont in picture ran for several years as an ad for the Stix, Baer & Fuller fur salon.  The day we were to shoot, the furs were stolen from a loading dock before any could make it to the studio, so we had to make do with Pennie's own winter coat, which was dark and had some texture, but was nothing like fur, really.  Photo made with a Nikon F2 w/motor drive (I miss that sound!), Nikkor 105mm f/2.5, Kodak Panatomic X, K2 filter and printed on Agfa Portriga Rapid.

Terrence #2 - Variations

Model Terrence dropped by the studio after a hard gym workout for a few quick shots.  At the time, I was influenced by Francis Bacon for male nude form.  Created with a Leica M3, 90mm f/2.8 Elmarit, Afgapan 25, K2 filter, single Broncolor Pulso head with a honeycomb grid.  Originally printed on Agfa Portriga Rapid, this is a digital copy made a Nikon D700 and Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8.  

Polaroid P/N transfer version.

Blue/Sepia split tone version.

Jenny in Denim, Process Variations

Model Jenny in vintage denim, makeup by Susan Page, photo styling by Marijo Bianco for Style Magazine.  Picture made with a Leica M2, 90mm f/2.8 Elmarit, Kodak Ektachrome 64 Professional.

I made a cyanotype version for the original project, which was a denim series, but the original print was lost.  The recreation here is from Nik Silver Efex Pro 2.

Summer Beauty Editorial - In January

So, what do you do in when your assignment is a Summer beauty editorial, but it's January, 20F, two feet of snow on the ground and there is no travel budget and the film has to go out that day?  Why, bring 300 pounds of sand into the studio and pour it on the floor of course!  We had no swimsuit or beach wear, so the cover up top is just a scarf.  Captured with a Sinar F 4x5 and 300mm Schneider Symar on Ektachrome 64 professional.  Lighting is a Broncolor Flashman, Pulso head and direct light from an umbrella reflector.

In retrospect, I should have used white sand, not Meramec river sand, but the picture won a couple of awards anyway.  

A Hollywood Platinum print version made in Nik Silver Efes Pro 2.