Elegance

Simon Whittaker

Elegance

Captured with Canon 5Dmk2 using 100mm f2 USM lens @ f2.5 1/250 at ISO50 manual mode using studio lighting.

Carmel is a member of Model Mayhem (no #857136). Has supplied wardrobe, and done hair and make up. An absolute professional who is worth every cent for her time.

Elegance belongs to the following groups:

! HAIRSTYLES !, "Tone It Down"! (3/day - No [EXPLETIVE] color allowed!), 5D Mark II, Accentuate The Eyes, All About Your Best Work, All Around the Styles, Australian Contemporary Photography, Australian Portraits, Canon DSLR (One Image Per Day & A Canon Camera Must Be In The Description Before It's Accepted), Canon Vs Nikon (1 per day!), Creative, Talented, and Unknown, Dimensions, DSLR Users Only - 1/24 - Camera & Lens In Description Please., Everyday Life, Everyday Women, For the love of Canon - 2 Images per day with type of Canon camera used, Freedom to Shine, Glamour, Gods and Goddesses, Light In The Darkness, Live, Love, Dream: , Makeup Creations, Mature Woman, model beginnings., Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, Moody, Dark, Evocative (no nudes), New South Wales Photography, No More Color (Please read changes to rules), North Coast Photographic Forum, Safe Haven, Shades of Grey, Shameless Self-Promotion, Strictly Human Faces , Studio Lighting (2 images per day, no genitals.), Tease Me Baby!, The Addicted Photographerâ–º2 Per Dayâ—„, The Ashes - Australia vs England - 2 per day, The Black and White Enthusiast, The Eyes Have It, The true beauty, THE WAIST UP - Portraiture Photography 2 per 24 hour limit, The X - Human Sentiment, Who Needs Color For Beauty? - Black & White Art At Its Best and Woman Appreciation Available for sale as

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Elegance by Simon Whittaker
Elegance by Simon Whittaker
  • Alf Caruana

    Alf Caruana

    the lighting is exquisite!

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks Alf, I have to admit the model is just superb too.

  • Justine Devereux

    Justine Devereux

    Perfection once again my friend..
    :)

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks Justine, that is such a wonderful comment.

  • simonesphotos

    simonesphotos

    Beautiful Si, stunning light!

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks luvy.
    xoxo

  • BigD

    BigD

    Your the best

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks BigD, much appreciated mate.

  • Trish O'Brien

    Trish O'Brien

    Stunning Simon, its really really beautiful

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    xoxo, learning from the best.

  • MICKSPIXPHOTOS

    MICKSPIXPHOTOS

    Excellent, Simon. The lighting is just right and I like the way the shallow dof brings out her face. Good choice for B&W. Well done, Mate.

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks mate, I was really tossing up between colour and mono – I guess I am just a fan of mono.

  • Ian Moses

    Ian Moses

    Wonderful portrait

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks very much Ian, I really appreciate it mate.

  • danielklaas

    danielklaas

    Beautiful portrait. Great B&W.

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks mate, I really appreciate that. The colour version is really nice too but the mono just grabbed me.

  • Maxoperandi

    Maxoperandi

    Great portraiture and excellent lighting!

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    I sincerely appreciate your comment, any comment that mentions lighting is even more so.

  • Luke Luther

    Luke Luther

    Wonderful portrait. The lighting is magnficent!

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Cheers Luke, I really appreciate it mate.

  • nicholphoto

    nicholphoto

    • Beautiful portrait, equally wonderful gal :-)
  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks kindly! Carmel is a professional model who has shot for some well known mags here, her experience as a model is priceless.

  • MICKSPIXPHOTOS

    MICKSPIXPHOTOS

    I don’t know, I think it has so much to do with mood. A lot of what you’ve done lately the use of color is what gave them the 50’s pin-up feel. On this one the B&W adds a lot to the feel of…well…elegance. The new one of Jake could go either way and still be outstanding.

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks mate, Mel and I both looled at the colour and the mono version and decided on the mono. The colour one looks really nice but for some reason the mono seems cleaner.

  • kathy s gillentine

    kathy s gillen...

    excellent and beautiful, the lighting is magnficent!

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks very much Kathy, much of the credit for this goes to Carmel the model, she is a very experienced model who knows how to pose which makes her so easy to photograph.

  • Larry Varley

    Larry Varley

    Beautiful shot Simon!

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks maaaaaaaaaate!

  • Lee Varney

    Lee Varney

    carms scrubbed up well

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    She is good value allright!

  • TextureoftheSin

    TextureoftheSin

    Love your DOF control!

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks TotS!

  • fallenrosemedia

    fallenrosemedia

    was the DOF achieved in camera or in editing? it’s very nice, and a classic portrait

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks Rose, it is all in camera with mine, I don’t know how to simulate it in post.

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    Beautiful portrait work Simon, congratulations on your feature today in Dimensions

    28 July 2009

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Woo hoo! Thanks Sharon, I really appreciate it.

  • anniemaree

    anniemaree

    very elegant. i like the gear you’re using too. :)

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks Anne Maree, I am glad you like this. Getting the gear menat forgoing an upgrade on my bomb but I have not regretted it once, it is a pleasure to use.

  • benthebrown

    benthebrown

    Wonderful image Simon, it looks like you had a fantastic photo shoot! This is so classy and spot on!!

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks very much Ben, I am really happy with this result and am hoping to do more work soon with this lady.

  • kathy s gillentine

    kathy s gillen...

    congratulations on being featured in the 5D mark ll group

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Woo hoo, thanks Kath -xoxo.

  • Melinda Gaal

    Melinda Gaal

    Stunning!

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thank you so much for that, I really appreciate it.

  • Kathryn Potempski

    Kathryn Potempski

    gongrats on feature Simon wonderful portrait.

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks Kathryn.
    xoxo

  • Ralph  Olsson

    Ralph Olsson

    Jeez that is good work mate:)) Envy you because i can’t get people at all…Kudos to you mate:))

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks so much Ralph, I love your ladscapes. I tell you what, you pick the landscape and tell me how to set it up and I’ll bring the models! We’ll be famous!

  • becks78

    becks78

    wonderful portrait!

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Cheers Becks – much appreciated.

  • Wojciech Dabrowski

    Wojciech Dabro...

    Gorgeous portrait with sharp details and good use of the light.

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thank you so much, I have to admit that any comment mentioning lighting is very much appreciated.

  • Karel Kuran

    Karel Kuran

    Nice work. Love the lighting.

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thank you very much, I really like this image myself. Carmel (the model) is just awesome and it makes such a difference.

  • Kaimarie

    Kaimarie

    stunning portrait, beautiful work

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Cheers KM, much appreciated mate!

  • netmonk

    netmonk

    Excellent capture!

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks so much, I really apreciate it.

  • Kelly d

    Kelly d

    This is a stunning portrait :)

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks again for the kind words and favourting too – just heading over to your port now.
    Simon

  • jwinman

    jwinman

    beautiful portrait!

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Hey wow! Thanks very much for that!

  • Mark Snelling

    Mark Snelling

    Stunning work and model,well done..

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks Mark, I’d like to say that it was my FANTASTIC photographic skills that made a plain girl look great but I reckon you could set the roughest camera to its worst setting and she would still look like a glamour!

  • Greg Desiatov

    Greg Desiatov

    Wondeful lighting Simon

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks again Greg, any comment specific to lighting from you is a real compliment.

  • Cathleen Tarawhiti

    Cathleen Taraw...

    This is very, very beautiful.

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks Kat!
    xoxo

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    excellent cheers

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks Scotty, much appreciated mate.

  • Tara Sheffer-Archie

    Tara Sheffer-A...

    Gorgeous imagery!!! This is absolutely beautiful…portrays women in a wonderful way! Bravo!!!

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks for that, that is something I really want to acheive – I am a bit over nudies.

  • Husky

    Husky

    Gorgeous shot Sime!!

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks very much for that – much appreciated indeed!

  • Anne  McGinn

    Anne McGinn

    This is absolutely stunning – the lighting is exquisite!

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thank you for that, I really appreciate it ;-)

  • Michael Primm

    Michael Primm

    All good lighting pose pretty lady beautiful

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks for that, much appreciated!

  • TimC

    TimC

    I favourited this a while back but forgot to comment, maybe the phone rang or I was on crowd control with kids. I just love this portrait, the lighting (looks clean, simple and elegant), the pose, the model, the tones, right up my alley. Too many of these will not be enough!

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks very much Tim, I really appreciate that. I know exactly what you mean with the kids!

  • Desmond Cannon

    Desmond Cannon

    Cracking portrait Simon, simply sublime! What’s her mobile phone number again? :P

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    ha ha ha, thanks for the compliment (on the photo) her number – well, I could auction it off I reckon!
    Thanks mate.

  • chijude

    chijude

    A beautiful subject that you have honoured.

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks very much Jude, taht is a lovely comment :-)

  • pennphotography

    pennphotography

    Again the tight focusing! Really makes a difference. The soft tones of the black and white really do wonders!

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thanks for that mate!

  • MoGeoPhoto

    MoGeoPhoto

    Your stuff is amazing….

  • Simon Whittaker replied

    Thank you, that is such a lovely comment :-)

  • Craig Hender

    Craig Hender 18 days ago

    Superb lighting and pose. Beautiful b&w tones.

  • Simon Whittaker replied 18 days ago

    Thanks mate, I really like this image myself – funny story to it, I’ll bubble mail to you.

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