Don't be an ass (Patreon)

Yeah, OK, it's a cheeky headline.

It's an old image of an anonymous model, shot in daylight from a window. The body had a generous application of coconut oil to make it repel water and make it shiny, and then I splashed water on it to create some texture and interest.

When the body is shiny, I can underexpose a lot, which again gives you a lot more latitude in deciding the general look of the image.

This model is caucasian, but she might as well have been dark-skinned, right?

The morale is by making the skin shiny (metallic), I can expose a lot darker because I will still have the reflections remain white where a matte body would not reflect as much light, so I would have to make it lighter to appear "correct."

In this, I also played a little with vibrance when developing it to bring out the blue tones in the daylight, which I think adds a bit of interest.

Oh, one more thing: notice the slight reflection on the model's belly/thighs. This outline adds a lot of depth and dimension to the image - having the body go black would make it a lesser picture.