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Response to annie leibovitz technique

from John Kantor (jkantor@mindspring.com)
Well, it finally made it to the magazine racks. Yes, that's the same technique she used in the Pirelli calendar. I think she's both interested in the skin tones it brings out (if you can call them that - it really emphasizes the blues and greens of veins) and is also trying to make some statement about beauty. However, the older subjects look really bad with this techique. I bet they're not happy. (And I can guarantee you that Pirelli's never going to give a photographer carte blanche again either).

I came close to this by accident one time, by using uncorrected flash tubes with Astia. But I'm sure she's using a light green filter of some kind, along with a cold-tone film. (I started using E100 and gold panels in my soft boxes to avoid this look.)

(posted 8433 days ago)

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