How are Schoellers Close Up Pictures Retouched?

[bjimmer]

The "close up" series of celebs are great pictures, I believe shot on medium format film (NPZ 800?), great attention to detail regards lighting etc. I just wondered if you guys noticed any retouching ? very subtle if there is. How could you recreate these pictures do you think ?

Thanks

[elcid42]

Schoeller shoots his close-ups with the Mamiya RZ, he uses a longer lens.

the only way to recreate it, is to use the same lighting as he does, just looking at one image tells you exactly what he is using for all of them.

[bjimmer]

Thanks, there seems such a nice silverish light quality and, I couldnt work out if its done in post or is it just down to the lighting.

[superkoax]

where can we see pictures???

[Photo678]

http://www.clareagency.com/

click on "portfolio" and select "martin schoeller"

[singlo]

Schoellers uses old and very unusual continuous lights used in cinematography. These are very hard lights that accentuate skin textures and imperfections. So these images are more to do with lighting than retouching.

[superkoax]

singlo:how did you come by this information? useful information this...contiuouse lighting? I've seen this before in photography, but not with this result! there must be some kind of post pro with the skin...I'm not sure, but close to sure


Gerry

[bowronfam3]

I am such a big fan of Thayor Allyson Gowdy. Her work is awesome!

[Kraellin]

what is meant by 'continuous lighting'? and if anyone would care to link to a basic photography lighting site or tutorial, i'd love to see it. i'm familiar with some types and techniques, but it would be nice to have a good, reference page to see.

[snook305]

His Close-ups are most likely KINO flows.. the flourescent tubes.. But the same effect can be created with softboxes..
But Kino's have that special light...From the shot's I saw they are not harsh cinema lighting at all.. Actually really soft lighting...
Snook

[LESider]

He uses Kinos and Profoto for lighting. I've watched him print in the rental darkroom and he is real precise in his dodging and burning of the actual c prints many variations all marked up to map out what he has to do in the dark.

[singlo]

If I remmeber correctly, he told interviewer from a magazine that he used old, special continuous lights from cinematography. (can't remmeber if it was Kino but i think it was kind of flurescent lights) He actually said that it was the harsh quality of the light creating "that look"....If you have ever seen the large print of Angela Josie taken by him, you will see how harsh and unflattering these lights were...every pores and lines of her beautiful face are accentuated. My guess you would probably reproduce such effects with two kinos without diffusion or light sticks from Broncolor or Profoto.

BTW Kinos are used often in cinematography and there are many different designs and discharge tubes other than what you see in still photography.

[apoh]

The catchlights suggest a kino or some sort of striplight on each side of the subject mounted vertically.