Dear folks, I recently saw this book of some of Maplethorp's photos of women, an d their faces don't seem to have any complextion or poors or hair or anything; h ow did he do that? Is that flawless skin the result of make up or lighting or is it a thin negative (or a thick negative for that matter?)? And I realize all of you have your own aesthetic opinions about how much detail ought to be in a por trait, and I certainly respect your opinion. But could someone address the techn ical how-to of getting a smooth white face against a rich black back ground. Is this the result of straight on lighting, under expose a stop and develop N+1 or what? Thanks
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