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Originally Posted by latinasojourn
true, but depends on the scene and the psychology of the shot.
hard to explain, but there are times when a shot is enhanced with the girl looking into the lens.
but it will not be a jovial or light hearted look; it will be a serious or moody, or passionate look.
look in a victoria secret catalog to get the idea.
if you are simulating POV the girl should look into the lens in many shots.
and i must say, if you are lighting the studio with this sort of hard hospital operating room light whether or not the models look into the lens ain't so relevant, because the lighting is all wrong for erotica.
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Very true.
There are times when the look to the camera from a couple will enhance the scene. It's about telling the viewer the participants know he's there, know he's watching, teasing and inviting him to join in. It can be a smile, it can be a horny look.
If you have ever been involved in group sex, any number above 2, and watched people make love you will know they will look over to you and the look will say "Keep watching then come and join us". Getting that look is tough and by constantly telling the models to look into the camera you can lose the thought you are trying to show. Lust.
As for the studio lighting. The flash lights we use in the studio are flash lights we shoot at F9 to F13. We need to shoot at this level to get the magazine sales. The studio lights are low so models do not get eye strain or small irises.
Of course we could shoot with a low flash light and a slightly more red tint, it's not hard to do, in fact getting it right is tougher. But that would kiss goodbye to the magazine sales and even though we know magazines are dead, losing money and totally irrelevant to the porn industry, they pay up to 10 times the amount a custom set will go for.