Dana C Doherty Self Portrait.jpeg

Incredible portrait, the eyes seem more animated than on a live person... Very refiined expert lighting, and this probably explains the magic...

3 hours ago, Yves Petronin said:

Incredible portrait, the eyes seem more animated than on a live person... Very refiined expert lighting, and this probably explains the magic...

Yves, you are very kind and I am very lucky!

I had missed the fact that it was a self portrait...Even more stunning.   You could switch and make a new career as a model.... Take care....

I am back petrified with admiration. What is the light source iif not a secret ? It seems to be soft and at the same time very precise...  I am trying to play with studio equipment, but I have never been close to this rendition....

30 minutes ago, Yves Petronin said:

I am back petrified with admiration. What is the light source iif not a secret ? It seems to be soft and at the same time very precise...  I am trying to play with studio equipment, but I have never been close to this rendition....

Yves, I think I just used two Nikon speedlights and dialed back an exposure setting on both lights until I got lucky.  I am still learning and experimenting.  

1 hour ago, Yves Petronin said:

I am back petrified with admiration. What is the light source iif not a secret ? It seems to be soft and at the same time very precise...  I am trying to play with studio equipment, but I have never been close to this rendition....

Yves, I forgot to indicate the light settings and placements.   

The light on the left was about 2 stops less than the light on the right.  The left light was about 6' from the left eye at about 45 degrees left of center.

The light on the right was about 4' from right (my left) eye positioned at 90 degrees to my right side.

Sorry I didn't think of that when I first responded. 

Saludos

Thanks. I could not imagine that two light sources were used. I had read many times that a single source was easier to handle and in most cases had a more natural look. I had tried to guess from the usual lightspots in the eyes, but could not really see much, and even more striking, there is absolutely no reflexion in the glasses. I have shared the link to the picture with several friends, either photographers or artists, and they are all astonished like me, as the shot reminds some of them from perfect Dutch paintings of the 17th century !!! Congrats to the top notch artist and model of the 21th century !

Wonderful self portrait!!!  Excellent!

2 hours ago, Steve Parisi said:

Wonderful self portrait!!!  Excellent!

Steve, you are too kind and I always feel better when someone enjoys my photos.  Thanks.