Body Sculpting with Light (NSFW)

[indioli]

I like to goosebumps... shows excitement! I love them.

 

[MaoZeBong]

awesome shots! mind posting some details on how you got those shots?

 

[caughtmyeye]

The first 2 are beautiful, showing how
a woman was born to be!

 

[Big Mike]

I agree with you but I also like the way it leads you out of the photo. As much as this isn't abstract, I kind of wanted it to be a little abstract. Kind of like a roller coaster. It brings you in, takes you up, then down and then out the frame. Make sense?

It does make sense, but typically, you don't want the viewer's eye to 'escape' the image. If it does, they tend to take a quick look at it and move on. Or they may have to 'start over again' and it gets repetitive, with their shooting out of the image every time. To me, a more 'successful' image is one where the viewer's eye travels around within the image, yet does not stagnate. This one reason why vignettes are such useful tools, they can gently persuade the viewer's eye to stay in the image.

I also added a couple more pics.

Nice series, well done. You're lucky to have such a beautiful and willing model at your disposal.

I really like the 2nd image (and not just because it's a frontal view of a naked woman). It's an excellent example of hiding 'parts' with shadow. Some might even call it selective lighting. I think that her far arm is hurting the image though. It's a tad too bright and the shape takes away from the aesthetic of the body shape. I think it would have been better, had she stretched her arms above her. That, of course, would prevent her from using the 'hand bra', so it would then be up to you, whether or not you wanted to light the breasts to show up or not.

 

[eric-holmes]

awesome shots! mind posting some details on how you got those shots?

One SB-600 in single beauty dish positioned behind subject on approx. 1/16 or 1/32 power. Pretty simple.

I agree with you but I also like the way it leads you out of the photo. As much as this isn't abstract, I kind of wanted it to be a little abstract. Kind of like a roller coaster. It brings you in, takes you up, then down and then out the frame. Make sense?

It does make sense, but typically, you don't want the viewer's eye to 'escape' the image. If it does, they tend to take a quick look at it and move on. Or they may have to 'start over again' and it gets repetitive, with their shooting out of the image every time. To me, a more 'successful' image is one where the viewer's eye travels around within the image, yet does not stagnate. This one reason why vignettes are such useful tools, they can gently persuade the viewer's eye to stay in the image.

I also added a couple more pics.

Nice series, well done. You're lucky to have such a beautiful and willing model at your disposal.

I really like the 2nd image (and not just because it's a frontal view of a naked woman). It's an excellent example of hiding 'parts' with shadow. Some might even call it selective lighting. I think that her far arm is hurting the image though. It's a tad too bright and the shape takes away from the aesthetic of the body shape. I think it would have been better, had she stretched her arms above her. That, of course, would prevent her from using the 'hand bra', so it would then be up to you, whether or not you wanted to light the breasts to show up or not.

Mike, I took some of your opinions and implemented them onto the blog. I completely cloned out the distracting arm and I darkened her back so it wouldn't lead people out of the image. Your advice was spot on. Thanks for the tip.

Eric Holmes Photography

 

[Robin Usagani]

I would start by trying to find a wife / gf with a banging body.

awesome shots! mind posting some details on how you got those shots?

 

[ishafizan]

very well executed. love all of them

 

[SixShotEspressO]

I wanted to smooth her skin a little to make it less "goose-bumpy" but my typical skin smooth technique didn't work well.

Well done. Don't smooth it - much better if it looks real, at least imo.

+1.

 

[gopal]

beautifil work in b&w.....professional look,

 

[cnutco]

MORE....

 

[Trever1t]

I gotta come back and say this is some of the most impressive work I've seen on this forum. My wife thought it was very artistic and she's VERY difficult to impress

 

[eric-holmes]

Thank you everyone for your great comments. They mean a lot to me

 

[paul85224]

I love women.

 

[Hickeydog]

Can someone loan me a shovel? I need to pick my jaw up off the floor.

 

[eric-holmes]

I love women.

As do I good sir, As do I.

Can someone loan me a shovel? I need to pick my jaw up off the floor.

LOL, I take it you like what you see?