Girl with Plums女孩与李子
This tutorial is especially for NYMF's Birthday. Here, you will learn all the details of creating that very “perfect” shot: the concept, the choice of colors, the process of photo creation, and photo processing.
I'm often asked about the secret of my photos. Upon numerous requests, I've prepared a video-tutorial where I use my Lady with Plums photo to illustrate my approach to creating a “perfect” shot.
Concept
My idea was to take a photo of a charming “country girl” who’d collected plums in the hemline of her dress and poured them out into a basket. The girl is supposed to be wearing a light and comfortable open dress emphasizing her sexy body, and the girl herself should be natural and plump, with her hair being plum-black and thick.
She has to look as ripe, juicy, and sweet as the plums she collected. Besides, it would be great to show dynamics, for instance, plums in motion. The girl is supposed to be shown amidst bright-green plants and in warm sunlight (contre-jour lighting). The general mood of the photo is the Garden of Eden.
Inspiration
Many of my photos are based on distant childhood memories – like this one, for instance. I remember when I was a teenager, I used to collect fallen juicy apples in my country house and put them in my shirt, which could fit more than 10 pieces! Then, holding them with my hand, I carried them home and poured them onto the table. I thought it would be a great idea for a photo.
Following the requirements of my style, I had to replace a boy with a juicy girl, a boy’s ripped shirt with a sexy country dress. Besides, apples, which are frequently found in my photos, can be replaced with plums – juicy, ripe, and sweet, that associate plums with the girl.
Choice of color
This photo was supposed to show the 80s-90s. It was the era of film cameras giving a pleasant “soft” picture, moderately bright colors, no excessive contrast, and sharpness. After searching the Internet for numerous photos of women in a country house (back in the 80s and 90s), I picked out a photo I took as an approximate guideline for color rendition.
Outfits
Considering the fact that I always reduce the bright color of greenery to greenish yellow (something like autumn leaves that have lost their juiciness), the color of the dress should perfectly match this foliage.
Of course, the style of the dress had to comply with the original concept, i.e., to emphasize the girl’s beautiful body, partially exposing some of its parts. For the photoshoot, I took three dresses of different colors – blue with white flower print, gray, and pink. The blue dress didn’t really match the color of the foliage; white spots of the flower print drew excessive attention, and the gray dress didn’t match the warm atmosphere of the photo and looked gloomy. The pink jersey dress looked very efficient against greenish-yellow foliage, as it outlined the girl’s body and highlighted the warm atmosphere of the photo. To make the dress fit tight on the girl’s body, I gathered extra fabric in several places (to make the dress tighten to the body) and fastened the fabric with three regular clothespins.
Background
In this case, the lower left part of the composition (a table with accessories) is just as important as the background.
An old vintage basket where a girl is putting plums, a bowl with pitted plums (the color of the bowl was red-purple, but when I retouched the photo, I made it similar to the color of the dress, and this decision made the photo even more harmonious), a knife, leaves, cut plums - all these details enrich the photo and explain why the girl is pouring the plums into the basket and what’s going to happen next. Such details make the photo more interesting, as they help the viewer see the whole plot and better understand the message the photographer wanted to communicate. The background, it shows the mid-blurred country house, including trees, greenery, bushes, and flowers.
Hair and make-up
The girl is working, and she surely feels comfortable with her hair tied in a braid or a ponytail, as it doesn’t bother her by falling on her face. In this case, her hair was tied with a hair elastic at the back of her head, and her lush ponytail fell on her neck and shoulders.
At the same time, the girl's face is open. A small hair curl is hanging down in front of her forehead; the lock is illuminated with light that makes it half-transparent, just like the leaves around. I find it gorgeous. Her make-up is very light, natural, and not bright. It suits a person working in a hot summer garden.
Light
The photo was taken on a sunny day, at around 6 pm (two hours before sunset). The lighting on the left-hand side is contre-jour; penetrating the foliage, it lies beautifully on the girl’s arms, dress and hair.
On the right-hand side, the reflector highlights the model in such a way that the skin not exposed to the light doesn’t look gray or too dark. Contre-jour lighting, in this case, falls beautifully on the plums and the table and makes the foliage see-through. All this enhances impressions from the photo and emphasizes its warm sunny mood, airiness, and lightness.
Posing
The girl is slightly leaning forward and really pouring the plums from the hemline of her dress into the basket. On the one hand, this pose is the most comfortable for her, and on the other hand, it looks outstanding in the shot.
The girl pulls on the dress from below; this shows perfectly the hips and buttocks and outlines beautiful curves, which look very sexy. Her gaze, of course, is directed to the basket with plums, as she has to control the process and not let plums fall down to the ground. Her cheek is turned to the camera at a 90-degree angle, i.e., completely sidewise. In this case, the best pose was found almost immediately.
Camera and optics
Nikon D750, Nikkor 85 1.8D, ISO 100, F4, 1/400.
Depth of field
The depth of field was chosen in such a way that the girl and the table with the basket and other details were in focus. The background with all the trees, bushes, and foliage is very blurred, but at the same time, it is still understandable (readable). If the background were sharper, then due to a large amount of light, dark, and color spots, the background would be very “colorful” and distract the viewer's attention excessively.
If the aperture was too open (for example, F2), the model would have been partially out of focus, just like all the details on the table. The background would have been too blurred. Therefore, it would have been impossible to see its separate elements, for instance, flowers.
Shooting angle
The girl’s face is shot sidewise, but the body is turned towards the camera to demonstrate a beautiful low neckline, half-naked breast, the other arm, and thighs. The camera was positioned around the level of the neck. If the camera had been moved more to the right, the breast, the other arm, and the other leg would have been invisible, which would have made the photo more primitive and flatter. If the camera had been moved more to the left, we wouldn’t have seen a beautiful transition from the waist to the buttock, which is one of the sexiest parts of this shot.
Cropping
The photo was planned to be vertical, as I wanted to take a close-up view of the standing girl. The low border of the shot is a bit lower than where the legs are hidden behind the bench, and you can see that the basket is standing on the bench. If the cropping was higher, I should have cropped the girl’s legs, and it would have been unclear where the basket was standing. The shot is cropped on the left behind the bowl, and you can see a cutting board with cut plums. Cropping over the bowl would have been ugly, and the shot would have been too narrow. It doesn’t make sense to make the table bigger, as the shot has more than enough details. The photo is cropped on the right in such a way that some space was left near the buttocks. It looks very harmonious. Cropping the top was solely my decision, as all the details above the girl’s head include similar leaves and twigs.
Expression
The model’s emotions in this photo are significant; her pleasant smile tells us that she’s upbeat and happy with what she’s doing.
In other words, she rather takes working in the garden as a pleasant activity than as tedious work, and we communicate this message to the viewer via the right emotions. This mood is well-conveyed to the viewer, which makes the photo even warmer and “tastier.” If the girl’s face was serious, if she wasn’t smiling, the mood of the photo would have been very different. You’d think it’s just her daily routine, but she’s tired and exhausted. Of course, in this case, the photo wouldn’t have been so nice and sweet. This again emphasizes the importance of the model’s emotions in the photo.
Post-processing
While retouching the photo, I paid special attention to making similar colors in many elements in the frame, for example, spots on the leaves, flowers in the background, and cut plums – all in the same orange shades. The dress the girl was wearing, the bowl, and the blush on her cheeks had the same orange shades. Hair, plums, and dark basket rods also have similar shades. This way, I removed from the photo unnecessary colors and shades and made the photo less technicolor yet more pleasant and readable to the eyes. Color correction of the entire photo matched my own retouching style – calm, non-bright colors, warm summer shades, retro-accent approximated to the original country film photography.
You can view and download the high-quality “Girl with Plums” photo to your smartphone from the NYMF photo gallery.
本教程专为 NYMF 生日而设计。在这里，您将了解创建非常“完美”照片的所有细节：概念、颜色的选择、照片创作的过程和照片处理。
我经常被问到我的照片的秘密。应众多要求，我准备了一个视频教程，其中我使用我的《拿着李子的女士》照片来说明我创建“完美”镜头的方法。
概念
我的想法是拍摄一张迷人的“乡村女孩”的照片，她在裙子的下摆收集了李子，然后将它们倒进篮子里。女孩应该穿着轻便舒适的开襟连衣裙，强调她性感的身体，女孩本身应该自然而丰满，头发呈梅子黑色且浓密。
她必须看起来像她采摘的李子一样成熟、多汁、甜美。此外，如果能够展示动态效果，例如运动中的李子，那就太好了。这个女孩应该出现在明亮的绿色植物和温暖的阳光下（逆光照明）。照片的整体氛围是伊甸园。
灵感
我的许多照片都取材于遥远的童年记忆 - 例如这张照片。我记得当我十几岁的时候，我经常在我的乡间别墅里收集掉落的多汁苹果，并将它们放在我的衬衫里，这可以容纳十多个！然后，我用手拿着它们，把它们带回家，倒在桌子上。我认为这对于拍照来说是个好主意。
按照我的风格要求，我不得不用多汁的女孩代替男孩，用性感的乡村连衣裙代替男孩的破洞衬衫。另外，我照片中经常出现的苹果可以用李子代替——多汁、成熟、甜美，让李子与女孩联系在一起。
颜色选择
这张照片原本应该展示的是 80 年代至 90 年代。那是一个胶片相机的时代，它能呈现令人愉悦的“柔和”画面、适度明亮的色彩、没有过度的对比度和清晰度。在互联网上搜索了大量乡村别墅中女性的照片（80 年代和 90 年代）后，我挑选了一张我拍摄的照片作为色彩再现的大致指南。
服装
考虑到我总是将绿色植物的鲜艳颜色降低为黄绿色（类似于失去了汁液的秋叶），裙子的颜色应该与这些树叶完美匹配。
当然，礼服的款式必须符合最初的理念，即强调女孩美丽的身体，部分地暴露一些部位。为了拍摄照片，我拍了三件不同颜色的连衣裙——蓝色、白色花朵印花、灰色和粉色。蓝色的裙子与树叶的颜色不太相配。花朵印花的白点引起了过多的关注，灰色的连衣裙与照片的温暖氛围不相符，显得阴郁。粉色针织连衣裙在黄绿色的树叶的映衬下显得非常有效，它勾勒出了女孩的身体，凸显了照片的温暖氛围。为了使裙子紧贴女孩的身体，我在几个地方收集了多余的布料（使裙子紧贴身体），并用三个普通的衣夹固定布料。
背景
在这种情况下，构图的左下部分（带有配件的桌子）与背景一样重要。
一个女孩正在放李子的老式复古篮子，一个装着去核李子的碗（碗的颜色是红紫色，但是当我修图时，我把它做成了和衣服的颜色相似，这个决定使得照片更加和谐），一把刀，叶子，切好的李子——所有这些细节丰富了照片，并解释了女孩为什么要把李子倒进篮子里，以及接下来会发生什么。这些细节使照片变得更有趣，因为它们可以帮助观看者看到整个情节并更好地理解摄影师想要传达的信息。背景，它显示了中间模糊的乡间别墅，包括树木、绿地、灌木丛和花朵。
头发和化妆
这个女孩正在工作，她肯定觉得把头发扎成辫子或扎成马尾辫很舒服，因为她不会因为头发落在脸上而感到困扰。在这种情况下，她的头发用发带绑在脑后，茂密的马尾辫落在脖子和肩膀上。
与此同时，少女的脸也张开了。一缕小卷发垂在额前；锁被灯光照亮，使其呈半透明状态，就像周围的树叶一样。我觉得它很华丽。她的妆容很淡，很自然，不艳丽。它适合在炎热的夏季花园里工作的人。
光
这张照片是在阳光明媚的一天下午 6 点左右（日落前两小时）拍摄的。左侧的灯光是逆日光；它穿透树叶，美丽地落在女孩的手臂、衣服和头发上。
在右侧，反光镜突出显示模特，使未暴露在光线下的皮肤看起来不会呈灰色或太暗。在这种情况下，逆光照明美丽地落在李子和桌子上，使树叶透明。所有这些都增强了照片的印象，强调了温暖、阳光明媚的氛围、通风和轻盈。
摆姿势
女孩微微前倾，将李子从裙子下摆倒入篮子中。一方面这个姿势对她来说是最舒服的，另一方面在镜头中看起来也很出众。
女孩从下面拉起裙子；这样完美地展现了臀部和臀部，勾勒出美丽的曲线，看起来非常性感。她的目光当然是落在装李子的篮子上，因为她必须控制这个过程，不能让李子掉到地上。她的脸颊以 90 度角转向镜头，即完全侧向。在这种情况下，几乎立即就找到了最佳姿势。
相机和光学器件
尼康 D750、尼克尔 85 1.8D、ISO 100、F4、1/400。
景深
景深的选择应使女孩、带篮子的桌子以及其他细节成为焦点。所有树木、灌木丛和树叶的背景都非常模糊，但与此同时，它仍然是可以理解的（可读的）。如果背景比较锐利，那么由于存在大量的亮点、暗点和色点，背景就会变得非常“多彩”，过度分散观看者的注意力。
如果光圈太大（例如 F2），模型就会部分失焦，就像桌子上的所有细节一样。背景就太模糊了。因此，不可能看到它的单独元素，例如花朵。
拍摄角度
女孩的脸部是侧向拍摄的，但身体却转向镜头，展示了美丽的低领口、半裸的乳房、另一只手臂和大腿。相机放置在颈部周围。如果相机再向右移动一些，胸部、另一条手臂和另一条腿就会看不见，这会让照片变得更加原始和平坦。如果相机再向左移动，我们就不会看到从腰部到臀部的美丽过渡，而这是这张照片中最性感的部分之一。
裁剪
这张照片计划是垂直的，因为我想近距离拍摄站立的女孩。投篮的低边框比腿隐藏在板凳后面的地方要低一些，你可以看到篮子就立在板凳上。如果剪裁再高一些，我就应该剪掉女孩的腿，这样篮子立在哪里就不清楚了。镜头被剪裁在碗后面的左侧，您可以看到一块切有切好的李子的切菜板。剪掉碗的形状会很难看，而且镜头也太窄了。将桌子放大是没有意义的，因为镜头中的细节已经足够多了。照片的右侧被裁剪，在臀部附近留下了一些空间。看起来非常和谐。裁剪顶部完全是我的决定，因为女孩头上的所有细节都包括类似的叶子和树枝。
表达
这张照片中模特的情绪非常明显；她愉快的微笑告诉我们她对自己所做的事情感到乐观和满意。
换句话说，她宁愿把在花园里工作当作一种愉快的活动，而不是一种乏味的工作，我们通过正确的情感向观看者传达这一信息。这种情绪很好地传达给了观者，让照片变得更加温暖、“更有味道”。如果女孩的脸是严肃的，如果她不笑的话，照片的气氛就会很不一样。你可能以为这只是她的日常生活，但她却很累，精疲力尽。当然，这样的话，照片就不会这么好看和甜蜜了。这再次强调了照片中模特情绪的重要性。
后期处理
在修饰照片时，我特别注意在画面中的许多元素中使用相似的颜色，例如叶子上的斑点、背景中的花朵和切好的李子 - 全部采用相同的橙色色调。少女所穿的裙子、碗以及脸颊上的腮红都是同样的橙色。头发色、李子色和深色篮杆也有类似的色调。通过这种方式，我从照片中删除了不必要的颜色和阴影，使照片的色彩更少，但更令人愉悦和可读。整张照片的色彩校正符合我自己的修图风格——平静、不鲜艳的色彩、温暖的夏日色调、接近原始乡村胶片摄影的复古气息。
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