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    Re: How to achieve skin almost without sructure

    Quote Originally Posted by Paul Kierstead View Post
    Well, if you completely control the situation, you could use a non-red lipstick, or an appropriate tone of lipstick
    It will work, thanks.

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    Re: How to achieve skin almost without sructure

    Red filter? But yellow is more flattering for skintone?

    Red may increase contrast but also make any blemishes more obvious. You could use a yellow filter for exposure, then use more magenta filter in the darkroom for contrast.

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    Re: How to achieve skin almost without sructure

    high key lighting

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    Re: How to achieve skin almost without sructure

    In fact high hey isn't enough, it's better to have a softbox mere inches away from the face, maybe 1-2 foot, with your camera just behind the box which for you acts as a flag.

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    Re: How to achieve skin almost without sructure

    i have achieved this look using bright light, over exposure and overdevelopment.
    no softboxes - i just used sunlight and a yellow siding that
    reflected the sun. other times, i had softboxes and flash fanned both sides
    45º from my model even light, overexposed (again) ..
    over development helps a bit ... i agree just bright light isn't enough ...
    i was just giving an over simplified answer ...

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    Re: How to achieve skin almost without sructure

    Don't forget that makeup is a big part of that look, or at least of achieving that look with a minimum of problems and a maximum of perfection. The skintone needs to be evened out first and preferably paled some. Then lipstick can be applied in a color that will work with your preference of filters. To get that old Greta Garbo closeup look, a midtone green lipstick works great with an orange filter on the lens.
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    Re: How to achieve skin almost without sructure

    Quote Originally Posted by Ralph Barker View Post
    While there are various methods that can be used to achieve "milk white" skin with little or no texture, the conventional method would be to "place" the usual Zone 6.5 skin at Zone 7.5, or even 8, by opening up a stop (or a stop and a half). You may, or may not, want to adjust development accordingly.
    I think I'd do the opposite to achieve a look similar to the one the OP posted. Moving Zone VI to Zone VII or VIII works fine for the skin but look at all the texture-less blacks in the photograph he posted (hair, eye lashes, etc). Placing the skin on Zone VII or VIII will result in the dark areas being on on Zone IV or V, which will make it very difficult to achieve the black look that the OP's photograph has. So it seems to me that you'd underexpose for the hair, eyelashes, etc. (i.e. place them on Zone II or so) to be able to print them as pure black like they are in the OP's photograph, then overdevelop to move the skin tone up from Zone VI to Zone VII or VIII.
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    Re: How to achieve skin almost without sructure

    Ash,

    "Red filter? But yellow is more flattering for skintone?

    Red may increase contrast but also make any blemishes more obvious."

    No, red #25 or #29 would eliminate any blemishes, they make red lighter in the print and would reduce contrast.

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    Re: How to achieve skin almost without sructure

    Flat even light blasted and steep "S" curve in Photoshop.

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    Re: How to achieve skin almost without sructure

    Quote Originally Posted by Ash View Post
    Red may [...] also make any blemishes more obvious.
    Just the opposite.

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