Chris de Vida » People & Portraits

Wonderful mood – how to create a diva?

Chris de Vida — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:45:23 +0000

Its the continued series of sensual studio shots. It worked out very well with Katya from Model Mayhem. The basic idea was to build a diva-like portrait. However, the lighting was overdone in a way, but high contrast was not as bad in the end. While playing around with a monochrome filter and a heavy dark treatment a more graphic appearence developed over time. It’s in the direction of wood carving now. How do you feel about that?

The colored pictures show the beautiful eyes and lips as well as the sensual mimics and a wonderful smile.

enjoy!

Emotional low-key portraits, monochrome vs. color

Chris de Vida — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:19:07 +0000

one of my most recent shootings together with the model Nika and a new make-up artist in town, Hatoe. Hatoe stepped in on short notice and did a wonderful job. This time we got another wonderful model on set: The black and beautiful Ibanez SA guitar which was a burner.. together with Nika. The initial idea was to go for another monochrome line with smokey eyes, nude lips and light-edges…

We tried to produce more emotional images. The idea worked out well since Nika is such a cute person to work with. But see some of the results by clicking below:

Post production was experimental and completely done with Paintshop Pro X2, you will see some more detail of the postproduction in the upcoming tutorial on skin and beauty retouche with Paintshop Pro X2. See you soon!

If you just need a gift…

Chris de Vida — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:02:13 +0000

Find selected fine art prints out of my work and decide if you want a Matted Print, Laminated Print, Mounted Print, Canvas Print, Framed Print, Poster send to you.

Finely-crafted custom frames create stunning art pieces from RedBubble prints. Frames are crafted from quality timbers in a range of finishes. A white, off-white or black matte surrounds the print to emphasize the artist’s work and bring the piece to life. Premium ultra-clear perspex in front provides a superior finish and means the piece is lighter and easier for you to move without breaking.

all-set-but-missed-the-model…

Chris de Vida — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:09:18 +0000

I like this place very much and I come back from time to time. Its a perfect place to have a model draped on one of those blocks. For now I start recruitment for this shoot. Spring time in the late afternoon should be fine.. The location was all set. …just a model is missing. Who will go to reveal the beautiful human nature at this magic place…