Phylogenesis- Windows to the Soul by FuzzyYak
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Description
I am (pretty much) equal parts nervous and excited about sharing this image. Not only did we work REALLY hard on the day of the shoot, but I spent a fair bit of time working on this to get it perfect.
I really hope that hard work shows.
Note: The bald head is not Photoshop :)
Lighting
I used my usual three-point lighting setup:
A 65W Ring Light as my main light source with two Canon 580EX II speedlights for the rim-lighting.
The speedlights were inside 1.8 meter high gridded strip boxes on and were at 1/16th power. The ring-light was quite far away from her, so I got nice, small catch-lights in the eyes.
Lighting Diagram
Model: Laurette Van Der Walt
Make-Up Artist: Zanel Allison
Location: Studio, Johannesburg, South Africa
More info about the shoot here
Thanks in advance for all comments, favourites and watches. Even if I don't reply and say thanks to all of them, I really appreciate all the feedback you guys give me.
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Comments (16)
Ink_heron
amazing make up and the lights!!!!
Killebrew
Wow!
zhaanman
You kidding Johann, this looks even Better here for the first time than deviant!! You really put your heart into the creation an capture! I can see more detail to her skin texture and WOW!!!
costapanos
Really nice FX! I like this alot!
Feliciti
outstanding !!
Lashia
Thats. Amazing. Your hard work definitly shows, when I first saw the picture "holy" is what came out of my mouth haha this is an amazing portrait, definitly different, but you got the makeup and lighting perfect for the alien feel of this. Great shot :)
sharky_
Your time spent sure rewards you. Most excellent. Aloha
micturn
Weird, in a really cool way :)
photosynthesis
A very convincing alien portrait - very creative...
CaressingTheDark
This is such amazing work. We love this
sleeping_tiger
Awesome! Great work!!
A_
that is awesome in so many ways. :)
rto3d
awesome character and great texture !! thanks for sharing.
Chipka
I'm a science fiction nerd and my first reaction to the thumbnail of this photo was: My gods! Where did he manage to find a Minbari model?...well, sort of. The Minbari have a somewhat more prominent set of ridges that meld back into the crest of bone behind the head...but still...those cheek ridges recall some of my favorite Hollywood TV aliens. This is an amazing shot and I'd love to see more. You worked on this and it shows! Fantastic work. A new favorite. I mean, you do humans really frakkin' well, but now you've gone and photographed...um...well...a human who looks a wee bit like something else. This is super!
cfulton
This almost unreal! Well done on all the effort, Clive
jophoto
Very striking image!