December 03, 2009 1:27pm Colin, thanks for the kind words. A quality shot is a great start, and this model was professional, in a great studio that had even better lighting (Profoto 7Bs). For post, I use CS4, and an insane number of layers to get things just right. I do have a collection of plug-ins, but for the better shots, there's nothing like time to execute a quality final product. In this case, more work is required (get rid of the camera strap slots and re-work this to a 60's looking BW) but the color shot was compelling enough to post. There's roughly 90 minutes of work here, done on my trusty Mac Book Pro and Wacom pad with CS4. Lots of selective focus, dodge and burn, vignetting and gauss at specific points on the skin, plus some toning. Hope that helps give an idea. No big secrets, just a lot of time per shot.
September 23, 2009 3:09pm It's a 1961 Canon Canonet Rangefinder. I have a fair collection of rangefinders, but love the "beaded" look on this lens. The final shot that was used by the client was a 1960's B&W (converted from RAW) with a few more edits than here for contrast, grain and that "1960s" edgy look. This was an out-take I edited in post to see what a color version would look like. I'll see if it's possible to upload the shot used in the spread to compare.
This Canonet is fully working model. Clean and responsive. I like art that actually works and keep all the cameras shoot-ready with a rack of various films in the fridge.
