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Take your time to examine this photo.

As far as I recall, this is the first red haired woman I have photographed, and the next model also is going to be red haired, albeit the latter model might not have that as her natural color...
As most of these models are totally shaved, apart from the hair on the head, it is difficult to tell which is the natural color, but possibly Milla is truly red, or I would like to believe so.

This photo was shot on the Fujifilm GFX + the new Zeiss T* 1,4/85mm Planar ZF, named "Martin" after the kind Patron that sponsored part of the buying cost of the used lens.
The frame has been slightly cut, but there is no significant vignetting even on the original, and the camera-lens combination works really well, so much so that I don't understand why should one buy the Chinese Mitakon lenses, supposedly made for the Fujifilm larger format, but clearly struggling to cover it in a convincing way.
Personally, I hate how most YouTube "expert" photographers are placing the face of the subject right in the center of the frame, leaving a lot of useless emptiness on the top of the frame, and cutting the person on the bottom.
This is treating your subject based on a test chart to show the strengths of the lenses, but has nothing to do with how true photographers are framing real world portraits.
If I want to leave the face of my subject nearer to the center, to give it maximum quality, I try to do it in a way that makes sense, like in the case of today's photo, where the extended arms of Milla are balancing the composition.
But most of the time I don't need to do it, because this lens appears to carry a great quality right to the edge of the frame (even this larger medium format frame), at least using it at 2.8 as I did most of the time.
You can see another example of this generous coverage on my regular social media later today, also in that case, I just cut a thin slice of the image at the top, but the eye in focus is sharp and full of details.
The third photo of Milla for today is going to be on DA, for subscribers only.
I hope you enjoy this new model, and the experiments I've been trying to exploit her beauty to the max.
It is still just a slice of reality, but with much more details.

If you want to learn more about the Bramley Apple Project or Archives, or DA subscriptions, ask me on bramleyapple@yahoo.com

Take your time to examine this photo. Take your time to examine this photo.

Comments

Thank you for the feedback, I never know how many people might be interested in that kind of details, but I'm glad to know some do appreciate. Photography is an infinite exploration for me, about gear, and about new or evolving models.

Bramley Apple

Thanks for sharing your thoughts about the camera and lenses you are using. It's always interesting to read about the technical aspect of your art. Knowing a bit of how you created it gives another dimension to the contemplation :) And the result with Milla is spectacular!

Succo di Albicocca

I took my time. I can't tell, either. She's lovely, regardless. 🌹

SuperSnideAlex


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