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03/09/2007 12:43:26 AM · #1 |
Looking for more crits on lighting and posses more then anything, and more on lighting but all is welcome :)ill only post 2 since its individual photograph discussion and im already pushing it.
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Thanks
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03/09/2007 12:50:05 AM · #2 |
both are quite nice.
only nits to pick might be her fly away hairs (hard to see in camera i know, easy to PS out after) and in the top pic - i really want some sparkle in her eyes, a catch light. I can see a bit of the sofbox, but it's too subtle.
and in the top pic her head might be turned just a tad too much - her right eye is slightly hidden be the bridge of her nose.
on the bottom pick in the lower right corner - the rest of the image is low key, but her arm i the corner is just bright enough to draw my eye.
Like I said, I'm looking hard to find fault here! Good job.
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03/09/2007 01:02:23 AM · #3 |
| Thank you very much, i should of mentioned i wanted to post straight from camera shots so i can be picky in shooting and then do the little stuff *like stray hairs ect..) in PS which i will do when i go to finish these.. thanks again |
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03/09/2007 01:04:01 AM · #4 |
| Oh also how do i go about achieving a better catch light? its quite a big softbox and im pretty new on how about to change that |
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03/09/2007 01:43:20 AM · #5 |
I know everyone will have their own opinions on lighting as there are so many different ways on doing it, but here is my take! I really like what you have achieved, but I always like to have my main light slightly to my right when I photograph in the studio. In relation to the top photo this would then give you the catchlight in her eyes as it would be in a position to reflect into them. It also depends on the softbox too, as you mention it is a large softbox. Looking once again at the reflection in her eyes in the top picture it does look quite large. Ofcourse, you can always artificially add a catchlight with photoshop! :)
Great effort though...keep playing with them. There are some photographers on here who are very proficient with lighting so look through some ports and study how they have used their lights.
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03/09/2007 07:20:17 AM · #6 |
Oh yes... love the lighting, with the exception of the lack of catch lights in her eyes to make her eyes look more alive. The image may also have gone a bit soft on you as you reduced the size, I suggest another pass of USM after you reduce the image size, but if nothing else, selective sharpening around the eyes would be good.
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03/09/2007 09:00:19 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by Xiaro:
Oh also how do i go about achieving a better catch light? its quite a big softbox and im pretty new on how about to change that |
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you need a smaller point of light more in front of her. Could be another flash or a reflector, a small mirror might work - your lighting is good so you don't want the new light source to monkey with the overall lighting.
The 'best' place for catch lights is in the colored part of hte eye, in a lower 1/4 of the eye - but that's being super picky. Multiple catchlights are a big no-no, but easy to fix in PS
And i agree the images are soft, but that's not a bad thing for portraits. My usual issue is trying to get the texture out of the skin - my solution has been to shoot RAW with the sharpness set in the camera and leave it at that - great for prints, but on-line images can usually benefit from some USM.
Message edited by author 2007-03-09 09:02:19.
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03/09/2007 09:21:10 AM · #8 |
| Good work but I hated teh fake plastic flower. |
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