Still, the detail recorded is impressive, Bill; keep up the amazing work.
No AA will make the image MUCH sharper, the dSLR makers know that. Bill, may I suggest the Roger Hicks book on "Hollywood Lighting"? Hollywood Lighting generally has deep shadow, softening glows, etc.
The non-IR blocking is great for skin blemishes as they don't show up. OTOH, have to watch out for the somewhat unnatural look of the lips etc.
Hi Richard,
I noticed that her face was rather smooth. I didn't retouch that.
I'm thinking also the large pixels and the large format lens bring in more stress free detail. As compared to a small lens and small pixels. I bought a Japanese SF lens but it doesn't have the old style glow, and it's not soft, it just makes weird halos sometimes.
I have the book "Hollywood Portraits" do you mean that one? I'm not an expert yet on Hollywood lighting but I'm getting better.
Bill
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