Early last month, I participated in another workshop involving models. This time out, instead of designer clothes, it was a lingerie. I'm still horrible at directing models but the two young ladies that modeled for us were so fun and easy to work with that even a horrible director such as myself could manage some halfway decent work.
One of the models reminded me of an old school pin-up model. The minute I saw her and the pieces she was wearing, I knew that most of her photos would likely end up in black and white. I've been slowly but surely editing the photos and I was correct, most of her images have ended up in black and white. But, I've been having fun experimenting as well. I share with you today, my experiments with selective coloring.
The above image was my first attempt at using selective coloring. I also think it's my best attempt to date. This has turned out to be one of my favorite images. When I took the photo, I remember commenting to a fellow photographer that I felt awkward standing over her to get the shot. Maybe it's just me, but, it feels weird standing over someone while they're lying on the floor. Awkwardness aside, I think the shot turned out nicely if I do say so myself.
My original desire for the above photo was for her lips and the space in front of her to remain red while the space behind her was left without color. At some point during my experimenting, I decided I liked the look of the red bleeding through in back of her. It just dawned on me that I never did an edit carrying out my original plan for the image.
Above, I've left the background color while taking the color from the model. Something about the finished image makes it look like she has been inserted into the photo.
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