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10/03/2008 03:08:53 PM · #26 |
| any suggestions on how to improve this shot? |
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10/03/2008 03:11:53 PM · #27 |
Main thing is PRACTICE. Studio lights aren't magic. You have to experiment like you are doing, play around with settings and see what happens.
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10/03/2008 04:39:22 PM · #28 |
You may find some helpful information over on the Strobist site which is all to do with lighting. It's based more on flash lighting but it's the same thing.
Here's the link:
Strobist 102 |
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10/04/2008 07:07:49 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by Shutter-For-Hire:
well, I always shoot at auto WB and adjust the RAW after... |
Auto WB is different everytime, depending on the coloration of the shot (same model with yellow shirt and red shirt are going to look different...because Auto WB sucks)
Save yourself the time of adjusting the RAW afterwards, by selecting a constant WB to use with your strobes.
Trust me, I used to believe in auto WB. Until I was shooting some maternity shots and the color of the mom's face changed between a tightly framed shot and a wide angle shot (the zoom was the only thing that moved). It took me FOREVER to get the two shots to look similar in photoshop. In your latest test shot it just looks too yellow, the whites don't look white, and the skin isn't red enough...you look jaundice (spelling?).
Hope this helps,
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10/06/2008 01:28:38 PM · #30 |
If you don't like the dark side of the photo being quite so dark, use a white reflector on the opposite side of the subject and the key light. It will need to be fairly close in, but will fill in the shadows nicely. Eventhough I have 4 ab's, I almost always shoot with 1 ab and a reflector.
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10/08/2008 02:16:28 AM · #31 |
| Eric , what were the camera settings for the last photo you posted? Shutter? F stop? |
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10/08/2008 11:26:38 AM · #32 |
Originally posted by Shutter-For-Hire:
any suggestions on how to improve this shot? |
Smile?
The lighting isnt very dynamic. Work on your light positioning, work on model positioning, and for goodness sake get a hot looking chick in a bikini! :P
Best advice I can give find you a book called Light, Science, Magic. Google amazon or head over to borders.com and get you a copy of it. Sit down over the weekend and have a nice read. Then grab your lights and apply what you learned.
Matt
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