What kind of techniques are used to achieve a black and white image like that? i'm guessing the face is processed differently than the rest of the image. while the brights are bright, and the darks are dark, there is still a good range, and the face seems to have the quality of being silver, whit out any apparent makeup, though it is black and white.
High Dynamic Range?
High Dynamic Range?
Probably a macro lens or a Medium format camera.