Traveling portraits (1 speedlight and good old fashioned daylight)

ccs

While travelling in Colombia we came across this pretty amazing boutique hotel. A few portraits with minimal gear ensued. Thoughts? Suggestions?

#1


#1 was done only with daylight.

#2


for #2, I wrapped my speedlight in a white pillow case to soften the light.

I'd love to hear some feedback. Im new to these parts!

Thanks!

ccs

bump?

anonymouscuban

Can you post larger photos? Hard to give you an honest critique if we can't really see what's going on with the lighting.

ccs

done!

reyvee61

I really like these so I'm going to give my personal opinion.
On one I would prefer a tighter crop and I would most definitely watch the white dress as the highlights are blown an there is a loss of detail which in this case I truly believe that detail in her dress would enhance the feel of the image.
The second one I dig the crop but I'm a bit bothered by the reflection on the black door pane. Given what you had to work with a white sheet might have helped to diffuse that as well as the slight shadow cast on her dress. The dress has more detail than on the first as well which is nice. As for your lovely model, her expression seems to be one of "startled" or "surprised" which could work with this image though I feel it's a little overdone
Nice work...

ccs

Hey! thanks for the feedback.

How would you reduce the reflection? photoshop, or is there something you'd do in your actual setup?

Cheers,
Chris