Lucy

John Hooton

Lucy

One of my first shots of Lucy Saunders. Lucy has excellent skin so I didn’t have to do a great deal to this to get the finished effect. Make up by Lauren Baker

Technical Details:

Camera: Nikon D3
Lens: Nikkor 105mm f/2.8
ISO: 200
Lighting: Bowens
Exposure: 1/250 sec at f/9

Post Processing: Photoshop CS3

© 2008 John Hooton Photography

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Lucy by John Hooton
Lucy by John Hooton
  • gladders

    gladders

    Lovely portrait John. From Jimmy Saville to looking at beautiful wpmen all day…your job must be a real chore LOL.

  • John Hooton replied

    Yeah, it’s tough at the top! LOL Thanks Simon :-))

  • David Iori

    David Iori

    Gorgeous portrait John.

  • John Hooton replied

    Thanks David. She is a gorgeous girl – I’ve never had so many usable pictures from one shoot.

  • Tony Ryan

    Tony Ryan

    Stunning model, superb lighting.

  • John Hooton

    John Hooton

    Thank you Tony, stunning indeed. She made my job very easy.

  • - Warren Anthony Williams -

    - Warren Anth...

    Stunning image well done

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you Warren, will have a closer look at your work later, (need some sleep) looks like you have some good stuff. :-))

  • Farmncamera

    Farmncamera

    Well, let me be the first woman, in here, if I can squeeze in between all the men!! :) John, this is superb!!! Stunning “everything”. Hope she ends up on many walls, etc. And YOU deserve all the credit you can get for such wonderful work! Even if, she is gorgeous!. “sigh”... XX

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you Elaine. You are very elaborate in your praise, LOL! Not only is she a lovely girl, she sings rather well too! Click here. XX :-))

  • GailD

    GailD

    Stunning work John. Gorgeous skin.

  • John Hooton replied

    Yup, that’s what a young and healthy life style gets you! Thank you for your kind words.

  • Loreto Bautista Jr.

    Loreto Bautist...

    Awesome shot John….beautiful indeed.

  • John Hooton replied

    Thanks Loreto, much appreciated.

  • Michele Duncan IPA

    Michele Duncan...

    Tom you are a Pro. Great shot!

  • John Hooton replied

    Hi Michele, not sure if your comment was meant for me or Tom, either way, thank you!

  • Iain Mavin

    Iain Mavin

    Fantastic portrait John, Lucy’s eyes are just amazing

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you Iain. It helps you you ask the model to think about something she really likes. It is amazing how it shows in the eyes!

  • Michele Duncan IPA

    Michele Duncan...

    John I am so sorry. I meant John you are a pro!

  • John Hooton replied

    No sweat, LOL!

  • Jerame *

    Jerame *

    this is an automatic fav. Awesome shot. Very Beautiful model. Stop by and check out my models, John.

  • John Hooton replied

    I will do Jerame. Thank you for your kind comments, much appreciated.

  • Shelly Hiebert

    Shelly Hiebert

    It is her eyes that intrigue me. Whatever she was thinking about worked. The light is beautiful as well. Awesome portrait John :)

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you Shelly. You know what they say – ‘windows of the soul’ and all that!

  • kenspics

    kenspics

    Gorgeous model.. and your capture of her stunning beauty is awesome!!

  • John Hooton replied

    Thanks Ken, and yup, she is a very talented girl. Click here

  • barkeypf

    barkeypf

    This is a beauty John. The photo as well as the subject. You have capture her eyes that seem to connect with you.

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you Paul, she is definitely very easy on the eye. :-))

  • debsphotos

    debsphotos

    Is’nt she gorgeous!!! Beautifully presented John!! *-)

  • John Hooton replied

    She sure is. Thank you for the comment Debs.

  • Ushna Sardar

    Ushna Sardar

    beautiful!!!!!! love this!!!!

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you Ushna, it’s simple but ‘alive’!

  • Nigel Donald

    Nigel Donald

    Top shot

  • John Hooton replied

    Thanks Nigel, much appreciated.

  • Sharon Perrett

    Sharon Perrett

    Wow John, she is stunning, beautiful shot

  • John Hooton replied

    Thanks Sharon, an English rose!

  • Mundy Hackett

    Mundy Hackett

    Uncommon beauty!

  • John Hooton replied

    Yup, very natural. :-))

  • LinaJ

    LinaJ

    Beautiful Lucy

  • John Hooton replied

    Yup, a natural beauty!

  • Courtney Goddard

    Courtney Goddard

    Wow lovely portrait shot. I hope i can take a portrait like this one day! Ha! Congrats.

  • John Hooton replied

    I’m sure you can… you just have to exchange dogs for humans! Thank you Courtney for your kind comment.

  • Courtney Goddard

    Courtney Goddard

    haha – thanks John! But my dog shots are nothing in comparison to your model shots!! Now to convince my sisters to get in front of the camera for me ;)

  • Chris Cohen

    Chris Cohen

    Well, John, you submitted it !:) Critique here

  • Mark Peterson

    Mark Peterson

    Beautiful portrait!

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you Mark, beautiful girl!

  • Nicole Goggins

    Nicole Goggins

    stunning portrait and stunning model…

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you very much Nicole, glad you like! :-))

  • Jan Piller

    Jan Piller

    This is sooo beautiful! What an awesome portrait!

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you Jan. Maybe the freshness is due to my rather feeble wind machine – an electric fan!

  • Noel Elliot

    Noel Elliot

    Stunning portrait

  • John Hooton replied

    Thanks Noel. That sure is appreciated.

  • Ken Thomas

    Ken Thomas

    Elegant perfection!!

  • John Hooton replied

    Thanks Ken, I think this is one of my favs too. :-))

  • Antonio Zarli

    Antonio Zarli

    Great picture, light, model etc. Very well done

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you Antonio. I am fond of this one; maybe it will stand the time test in a few decades!

  • jwinman

    jwinman

    she is flawless… beautiful lighting and composition.

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you Jwinman, the lovely Lucy is rather tanned here after 4 weeks in Australia!

  • Margaret Shark

    Margaret Shark

    I voted for this for photogenic women. She has great bone structure, her eyes are outstanding, her coloring is wonderful, and her hair is noteworthy. You captured it perfectly. All in all, she is a beautiful model and had a competent, talented photographer.

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you Margaret, you are very generous. Lucy is a great girl to work with. I often try to get that bit extra by asking girls to think of something they really like, positive. I am after that message in the eyes. It remains their secret of course, but seems to have worked here. :-))

  • Waleska Luker

    Waleska Luker

    Congratulations! Your work was voted the most popular entry in a First Things Group challenge.

  • benthebrown

    benthebrown 15 days ago

    This is beautiful, the skin tones and detail are so good!!

  • John Hooton replied 15 days ago

    Thanks Ben. A 105mm micro Nikkor helps. It is an ideal perspective on a full frame and a very sharp lens!

  • mandreasen

    mandreasen 15 days ago

    i always wanted to know about making the skin soft and pretty for my senior portraits of the girls. maybe one day you can give a tutorial. i use photoshop cs3 i know just a little on photoshop teaching my self in books and youtube. i love photography since i could walk and art so im wishing i could be your shadow right now.

  • John Hooton replied 15 days ago

    Hi Mandi, a good skin to start with obviosly helps, but careful makeup foundation does too. Most of my beauty retouching is of the dodge and burn variety, but beauty retouching would make a great article. These are fairly small (click to enlarge) but here are a few beauty ‘before and after’ retouched pictures.

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