Portrait - Portrait Photography and Art Contest - WEEK #102

This is a render, but I'm attempting greater realism...so that was the intent here...just a simple portrait with black background so you can focus on the model.

This render is an entry to the Portrait Photography and Art Contest - WEEK #102
Thank you to @axeman and World of Xpilar for hosting this contest.

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Started with a Genesis 8 Female Template.

I morphed the body, changed her position, facial expression, and added a dress.

Added hair.

Added jewelry.

Added texture to clothes, skin and hair.

This is the final render.

I brightened it up in Photoshop.

I also made a monochrome version.

Tools, assets and techniques used:

Daz3D Studio, Iray and Photoshop
Genesis 8 Female Template
2021-14 Hair Genesis 8 Female Conforming Version
Mira Outfit Clothes
HDRI Lighting
Black Background

In Summary:

• I start out with a model template and morph the body physically.
• I put the body into a position, change facial expressions, add makeup, dress the model, add skin texture, props, etc…
• I either can embed the character into the background or wrap the environment around the character, then add lighting and camera settings, like depth of field.
• Rendering times can take 10 minutes to 2 hours per render.
• Postwork in Photoshop (adding imperfections in the skin, changing atmosphere, creating depth of field, etc…)

Stay frosty people.