Sydney Jo Jackson

John Hooton

Sydney Jo Jackson

Another take with beautiful model, singer and dancer Sydney Jo Jackson, who was a real pleasure to work with. The delightful Nicola Hamilton came over to do the make up at very short notice.

Part of the brief was to produce some B/W shots, and as I was after a low key effect with smooth tones, I rigged a black tent arrangement to stop light bouncing around the room and give maximum density to the shadow areas.

Camera: Nikon D3
Lens: Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6
Focal Length: 35mm
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/200 sec at f/16
Flash: Bowens
Flash Mode: White Umbrella
Post Processing: Photoshop CS3 and Silver Efex Pro

© 2009 John Hooton Photography

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Sydney Jo Jackson by John Hooton
Sydney Jo Jackson by John Hooton
  • Antonio Zarli

    Antonio Zarli

    Great B&W and great glamour picture. Well done John!

  • John Hooton replied

    Thanks Antonio, much appreciated. :-))

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    great job

  • John Hooton replied

    Thanks Dude.

  • LjMaxx

    LjMaxx

    She is beautiful John. This is a wonderful portrait of her.

  • John Hooton replied

    Thanks LJ. Slightly cramped but it’s amazing what you can do in your front room!

  • barkeypf

    barkeypf

    Well done John

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you very much Paul.

  • Nic Relton

    Nic Relton

    Very Penn like, you really did a great job!

  • John Hooton replied

    Thanks Nic, I think we got pretty close. :-))

  • pryere

    pryere

    Superb. What lovely hair she has.

  • John Hooton replied

    You are right there, thank you Pryere.

  • GailD

    GailD

    Brilliant work John.

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you very much Gail, glad you like it. :-))

  • Etienne RUGGERI Artwork

    Etienne RUGGER...

    Amazing haire and perfect tone !
    Well done John

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you Etienne. This was an experiment to try and get a certain Penn like quality. For once I think it worked out! :-)

  • alistair mcbride

    alistair mcbride

    Beautiful work.

  • John Hooton replied

    My ‘home studio’ and black tent arrangement is a bit cramped for this type of shot, but I got more or less what I had in mind, particularly with the lighting. Your appreciation is appreciated! Thank you Alistair.

  • Brian Carey

    Brian Carey

    Wonderful image!

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you Brian. I have a very small studio!

  • Von McKnelly

    Von McKnelly

    I find the reality of both her expression and her dancers feet is what makes this image work so well.

  • John Hooton replied

    You are very kind Von, there is only so much you can do in a black tent!

  • Maxoperandi

    Maxoperandi

    Superb Black and White image…so my style…I use a lot of black bounce in my work!

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you Max. I learnt the technique from Barry Lategan when I worked as an assistant at the same studio in the sixties. I loved the way you could paint black outlines on arms and faces.

  • Roberto Duran

    Roberto Duran

    love the image… and the model.. great work…

  • John Hooton replied

    Thanks very much Roberto, your comment is appreciated.

  • Laurie Search

    Laurie Search

    Wow, fantastic!!!

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you Laurie. There seems to be a sudden buzz of interest in this shot, I am pleased it is appreciated. :-)

  • artisandelimage

    artisandelimage

    I agree with laurie… and with roberto… and with max ! lol
    my best, francis.

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you very much Francis, this shot has gone mainly unnoticed in the past, I am glad you have found it!

  • Laurie Search

    Laurie Search

    It showed up on my Image Feed….and it caught my eye immediately! Congrats…I’m glad it’s getting attention now! :)

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