Sean, This is a great article----when I originaly started reading this thread and looking at the photo, the first thing that came to mind wasn't wheather or not it was photoshopped or if actors were pasted in or even what lens and camera combo did he use? My first thoughts were WOW what kind of lighting setup did they use? After reading the article that you posted above I had my answer:Originally Posted by Sean Setters
Although there is much more to the shot and the lighting set-up, This gives you a little taste of what went in to it.But that six minutes of shooting was the product of days of preparation. Art’s crew of 10 assistants used 57 Profoto heads, and gridded 34 of those heads with Magnum P50 dishes as the key light for the 40-foot stage.
As for the question "was it photo-shopped?"---Does it really matter? Don't we all "photo-shop" or use some other image editor to get the best from our photos? I guess the only time I am really interested in whether or not an image is "photo-shopped" is in photojournalism where an image might misrepresent the truth or otherwise be decieving to the viewer.
So, for me, if he had to paste in a smile over a frown or open eyes over closed eyes; or if he had to dodge and burn some sections of the image, adjust highlights and shadows or contrast and sharpness---even if he did a panoram and stitched them together(which he did)---this is a fantastic shot and warrants applause not scrutiny.
Bob
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