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Photographer

Chester Nguyen

Posts: 127

Hà Nội, Đồng bằng sông Hồng, Vietnam

Hi there
I've been always been interested in GUCCI campaign images.
For this kind of look, what i want to ask is whether they get the skin tone by retouching or lighting techniques with color gel?
If it's about the lighting, i would like to hear from you guys possible ways to have that.
The photo:
http://www.grazia.co.in/var/grazia/stor … _large.jpg

Thanks in advance

Aug 07 14 02:45 am Link

Retoucher

The Invisible Touch

Posts: 862

Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

In my opinion, is a combination of good lighting and great retouching, make up artist, stylist, etc.. I don't think they were any gels applied as you can achieve those tones with postproduction.

J

Aug 07 14 03:45 am Link

Retoucher

Natalia_Taffarel

Posts: 7665

Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Chester Nguyen wrote:
For this kind of look, what i want to ask is whether they get the skin tone by retouching or lighting techniques with color gel?

In my opinion, all of those.

Aug 07 14 08:16 am Link

Photographer

NothingIsRealButTheGirl

Posts: 35726

Los Angeles, California, US

I can see a small blue and a red light source reflected in the mirror.

Aug 07 14 08:42 am Link

Retoucher

GrishaSevel

Posts: 42

Moscow, Moscow, Russia

Well in post this could be achieved using color balance. Warm highlights and greenish cold mids.
It's cyan filling light and warm key one. And more cyan was added in post. And another filling flash was used on set.
You know what's fun? It's how her hair doesn't match the reflection of them behind. And bad hair retouch on read head. Looks like you don't have to be perfect to make ads for Gucci. And I've got a feeling they do not belong on that couch. A perspective mismatch masked by overall darkening. Mhh, I got confused. Let's call this art, so we can't judge.
Sorry, I got carried away. It's just so confusing... But yeah, gels on set and CB in post. And a bad hair retouch.

Aug 07 14 12:47 pm Link