Calvin does Jill

[julianmarsalis]

Well her style any way love the skin tones from Calvin Hollywood blog most excellent work.

http://www.calvinhollywood-blog.com/...-photographer/

Hopefully he will make a tutorial on how he achieved this look with only 3 lights and the pp he added.

[Calvinhollywood]

Hi
I am not sure if i shpuld be happy or worry about the thread "Calvin does Jill".
Is it Jill when i use two striplights and a spot in the background? Hmmm....
Of course my inspiration come from a Jill Greenberg picture, but i dont take pictures of crying babys and i use a other technique to create a picture like that.
My spot in the background is also cleaner or rounder the Jills.
Anyway... if you have any questions let me know.
Its easy to do a picture like that.

lg Calvin

[julianmarsalis]

Just my sense of humor indicating that your wonderful pics are lit with the style I come to know as Jill Greenbergs popular series of head shots. Basically its what comes to mind when I see images in that style. I guess we always associate looks and styles with the ones we seen the most of in popular culture. A pure complement nothing more nothing less.

My biggest questions is how do you get the shiny skin tones have such pop and character to me love to under stand how it was achieved...

[ApWizard]

I've one!
Can you show the before-photoshop of one of them?
Thank you in advance

[Calvinhollywood]

Hi
Heres the out of cam file
http://drp.ly/1x1zg6

I dont retouch so much. Of course a little bit dodge and burn but most of the retouching is adding the color on the background and adding the spot.

That takes 5 min. :-)

lg Calvin

[ApWizard]

Thank you

[julianmarsalis]

Originally Posted by Calvinhollywood

Hi
Heres the out of cam file
http://drp.ly/1x1zg6

I dont retouch so much. Of course a little bit dodge and burn but most of the retouching is adding the color on the background and adding the spot.

That takes 5 min. :-)

lg Calvin

Calvin what method are you using to D&B? Curves? Tools? 50% grey fill set to blend mode X?

Thanks

[Calvinhollywood]

You can use what you like cause it make no diffrence.
I use a grey layer in softlight/overlay where i use the dodge and the burn tool

lg Calvin

[stefandb]

Hello Calvin,

Are you going to post a video on precisely how you "did Jill"....photographically speaking
of course.., or will it be available on video2brain ?

[Calvinhollywood]

Sorry i dont know how Jill Greenberg work. :-)
I only know how i work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYymCyMHjro

lg Calvin

[stefandb]

Oh, that's ok..I don't know either

I know how you work too..well to a certain extend..I've got your Calvinize DVD's.

hey, vielen Dank for getting back..I'll check out that youtube link..
lg

[stefandb]

very cool.....!! Thanks VERY much !

[julianmarsalis]

Originally Posted by Calvinhollywood

Sorry i dont know how Jill Greenberg work. :-)
I only know how i work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYymCyMHjro

lg Calvin

Thanks very awesome...

[drewSolution]

Thank you for the Youtube Tutorial Calvin.
We dont know, how Jill do this, but it looks like hers.

I do it similar like you. ;-)

lg
Chris
www.drewsolution.de
(sorry for my bad english :-)

[handz]

Hello, those are very good Greenberg style photos, take it as a compliment many photographers still try to do Greenberg like photos and you made them very good!
Thanks for the video, very nice.

[longside1]

Hey Calvin,

i think its been mentioned earlier in this thread but do you intend to produce a video tutorial on how you post processed the 'photographer' images?

I'm sure a lot of people on this forum would love to learn?

[rka81]

Originally Posted by julianmarsalis

Just my sense of humor indicating that your wonderful pics are lit with the style I come to know as Jill Greenbergs popular series of head shots. Basically its what comes to mind when I see images in that style. I guess we always associate looks and styles with the ones we seen the most of in popular culture. A pure complement nothing more nothing less.

My biggest questions is how do you get the shiny skin tones have such pop and character to me love to under stand how it was achieved...

I must admit that i would like to know how the shiny skin tones are achieved, i have had a few tries myself but just dont seem to be able to get close. Not really found too many tutorials that can help....anyone know?

[Calvinhollywood]

Sorry but i havent done something special with the skin tone.
Hue / Saturation Layer or selective Color and maybe more cyan or a little desaturation.
I have no special tutorial for you, sorry

lg Calvin

[longside1]

Originally Posted by Calvinhollywood

Sorry but i havent done something special with the skin tone.
Hue / Saturation Layer or selective Color and maybe more cyan or a little desaturation.
I have no special tutorial for you, sorry

lg Calvin

Hi Calvin, can your prepare a tutorial? I paid for your last video2brain tutorial and would certainly be prepared to pay for a tutorial on the look you acheived with this shot.

Unless it is too secret a techique?!

[rka81]

Originally Posted by Calvinhollywood

Sorry but i havent done something special with the skin tone.
Hue / Saturation Layer or selective Color and maybe more cyan or a little desaturation.
I have no special tutorial for you, sorry

lg Calvin

Oh well - will have to have another go later on. Thanks for the quick response. Great work by the way!

[marksiekmans]

Hi, the youtube is going quite fast, how can i get the tutorials and/or workshops from you website?

[Calvinhollywood]

Hi
Just buy them
www.calvinhollywood.com

If you have questions, let me know

lg Calvin

[julianmarsalis]

Originally Posted by Calvinhollywood

Sorry i dont know how Jill Greenberg work. :-)
I only know how i work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYymCyMHjro

lg Calvin

Calvin in your video I see a couple of plugins can you share what they are one was phototools maybe and the other looksbuilder maybe by red giant?

[marksiekmans]

Thanks for the quick response calvin. We're actually neighbours (im from holland), but anyway, i have 2 questions. The showcase parts on youtube on the subject calvinize, are they all on your dvd and, the making of "sammy", where can i get that one?

[gnroach]

Awesome work!
Is there a tut about lights on your dvd? how many lights do you usually use?
Thanks

[colorspace]

Originally Posted by julianmarsalis

Calvin in your video I see a couple of plugins can you share what they are one was phototools maybe and the other looksbuilder maybe by red giant?

Nik Color Efx was used twice (that I saw)

i) Classical Soft Focus
ii) Tonal Contrast