How was this done?

just wondered how this high key portrait effect was done - anyone know?

Can't tell what the light source is. I'm sure there was a silver reflector bouncing light from below and I suspect the BW conversion was mostly through the red channel.

My guess would be the lightness channel in LAB color or the red channel in RGB. The lightness channel usually produces these results.

Seeing that the eyes are darker than the skin I'd say it a combination of makeup and lighting.

Jarrad wrote in post #5544427
Can't tell what the light source is. I'm sure there was a silver reflector bouncing light from below and I suspect the BW conversion was mostly through the red channel.

Red channel in the channel mixer?

EOS MAN1 wrote in post #5544693
My guess would be the lightness channel in LAB color or the red channel in RGB. The lightness channel usually produces these results.

converted to LAB.. I'll give it a go.. interesting effect on the skin especialy

SlowBlink wrote in post #5544741
Seeing that the eyes are darker than the skin I'd say it a combination of makeup and lighting.

I think it's more tan just makeup and lighting, there is something in the B+W conversion that has given it that alabaster quality, bordering on solarised in fact.?

I Simonius wrote in post #5546365
Red channel in the channel mixer?

That's one way to get there, yes.

Jarrad wrote in post #5546584
That's one way to get there, yes.

or....???

Catchlight looks like a beauty dish low to the ground facing upwards.

I'd say she's holding a diffused flash in one hand pointing up and a remote trigger in the other hand. Other than that it seems to be a pretty standard high key job done with the red channel. The only thing that makes it a bit unusual is the fur hood.

elysium wrote in post #5546596
Catchlight looks like a beauty dish low to the ground facing upwards.

HankScorpio wrote in post #5546767
I'd say she's holding a diffused flash in one hand pointing up and a remote trigger in the other hand. Other than that it seems to be a pretty standard high key job done with the red channel. The only thing that makes it a bit unusual is the fur hood.

thanks for the info everyone

Did anyone consider that it might be IR photography? I was just reading an article on it the other day, and the characteristics seem to match up...at least in my head.

You could actually get that effect with IR film or an IR converted digi but reading the comments from the photographer, the technique doesn't seem to fit.