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On 04 Jul 2014 17:59:51 GMT, Millard Filmore
<hibbert@jackson.county.org> wrote:

>On Wed, 02 Jul 2014 09:44:35 -0700, OddBALL wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 02 Jul 2014 08:10:19 +0200, elonafan@almaty.city wrote:
>>
>>>IMHO white and bright background with selective focus on model makes the
>>>pictures flat, all is bidimensional, there is no shade and light effect.
>>>This Polina's set and previous Gabrielle set are quite perfect.
>>>
>>>lnfn
>>
>> I disagree.
>>
>> True admirers of the models want the best focus, color, and lighting on
>> the model and the background is merely a distraction.
>>
>> But it's ok to agree to disagree.
>
>the color of the costume is important as well.  if you follow the TTL
>models, the sets with red clothes are the worst.  maybe it is a problem
>with the digital processing in the camera but it really does a number on
>picture clarity.  the sets before and after are crystal clear, you can
>see every hair, every mole.  so the camera is good, the models are
>great.  but the red set the skin is washed out.


I believe it is a problem with the camera's automatic white balance.
The red throws it off and the photographer doesn't know about white
balance or doesn't care.

Most photographers don't know about it.

Here's a model with a white balance card that is used to set white
balance perfectly with each lighting situation:

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