igord Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 Hello, Does anybody know any details from the session that Steven Meisel did for Yves Saint Laurent in 2001? (How does he achieve this painting look?) I am still very impressed by these pictures. BTW, everybody in photo.net says that Meisel is "lot of equipment" or that this guy simply copies other photographers work. This is a comment taken from model.com about these pictures: "The Photo-Rep: This is hot. This is the kind of painterly lighting that is painful to do. Just try copying this. Unless you just happen to be Irving Penn, don't try this at home kids. Look at the highlights on the hair and the triangle of shadow under the chin. Now look at the patina on the backdrop . It's a painting. The amount of textures in these prints blow my mind. To keep an image this dark and this detailed shows a technical skill that you only get with years of experience. You never loose the product in the shadows. Ever. And it all looks so easy. But I know this took a lot of work and I give it my highest marks and my highest respect. Wow!"<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry n. Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 I fail to see what's special about this shot. It looks like every other magazine shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dford Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 amazing photo. Now you have me curious. Looking forward to the response of those that know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee_shively Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 Rembrandt lighting, painted background, black outfit, beautiful woman, a good photographer. Sounds like a plan to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacey_smith4 Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 on the face, this does look like the older standard lighting -- look at the under nose shadow for main light position. It is not huge frontal soft-box flat & uniform lighting. I suspect his fill light is pretty broad, but his is using nice direcitonal light on the face. In your copy, I have lost eye detail -- he may have had a sharp enough spotlight to do that/ There is (or may be), separate lighting on the lighter shaded shoulders that also extends down to the hands and belt. Possibly, her face is just made up darker. I think he uses a fair amount of blocking, to get the differnet zones of lighting. But, the basic effect seems to be control of directional light, rather than usual "flattering flat" light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografz Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 Sarah Moon was doing stuff like this 35 years ago. Doesn't take away for the fact that it's well designed and beautifully lit however. Just goes to show, there's nothing new under the sun... or in this case, the Moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yance_marti Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 Most probably a single gridded softbox directly above the model and a separate light for the background. Simple lighting, I haven't seen a lot of Meisel's work but most of it is lit very simply. Note that alot of the effect is the result of very well done makeup and styling. The background is kept neutral and there aren't very many tones throughout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igord Posted January 29, 2003 Author Share Posted January 29, 2003 This is Sarah Moon's photo, just to compare.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkantor Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 You can do a lot with one light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igord Posted February 4, 2003 Author Share Posted February 4, 2003 Yes, but it is much harder to use more lights and make it looking like one light but better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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