my only subject....

goldilocksandmy3bears

Ok this is my first try at studio lighting...none of my 3 children wanted to help me out:dunno .. soo.....my only subject was Elmo- he seemed happy to help me out. Can someone give me some C&C regarding the lighting please. again this is my first try.
Thanks!
Courtney

WingsOfLovePhoto

goldilocksandmy3bears wrote:

Ok this is my first try at studio lighting...none of my 3 children wanted to help me out .. soo.....my only subject was Elmo- he seemed happy to help me out. Can someone give me some C&C regarding the lighting please. again this is my first try.
Thanks!
Courtney

I'll give it a go....

Elmo is not a good subject for lighting purposes. You can't tell where there are shadows and such on his face... but from what I can see there is no shadow. You would be better using a doll that has some skin tones. It would also have been better if you took the shot from the front and not the side.

Subject too close to the background

Background not lit and wrinkly. If you are looking for white high key then you need to blast some light on it.

I hope others pipe in here.... but my advice is to get yourself a doll or find a friend to pose for you:D

jeffreaux2

Use the timer n shoot yourself!

goldilocksandmy3bears

WingsOfLovePhoto wrote:

I'll give it a go....

Elmo is not a good subject for lighting purposes. You can't tell where there are shadows and such on his face... but from what I can see there is no shadow. You would be better using a doll that has some skin tones. It would also have been better if you took the shot from the front and not the side.

Subject too close to the background

Background not lit and wrinkly. If you are looking for white high key then you need to blast some light on it.

I hope others pipe in here.... but my advice is to get yourself a doll or find a friend to pose for you:D

Thanks - with 3 boys no dolls are just laying around the house .
How far do you suggest the subject be from the background?

WingsOfLovePhoto

goldilocksandmy3bears wrote:

Thanks - with 3 boys no dolls are just laying around the house .
How far do you suggest the subject be from the background?

Well dependant on space.... a minimum of 4 feet but 6-8 would be best. The photo below has the baby about 6 feet from a white canvas background with an F11 metered background light and a softbox to camera right about 4 feet from the baby. Some will say that this is a bit of flat lighting but that is my current style and it works for me Hope this helps....