For the ladies! First Studio Session [NSFW?]

michaelglenn

So I finally bit the bullet and decided to create my own make-shift studio in my house. Mind you I've been researching what would be the best use of lighting for my style of shooting. In this shoot I used 3 softboxes. Even though I steamed the backdrop, I had a ton of wrinkles in my muslin backdrop (I ended up heavily photoshopping the background which was super annoying). I should have moved the subject further from the background to create more of a blur, but I ran out of space :dunno.

This shoot was a huge learning curve for me and I'm looking forward to growing in this area. It's like I'm learning photography all over again!

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Tinstafl

Nice job for a first time. Home studios are always a compromise. Did you check your white balance. The skin tones looks a bit green to me.

Hackbone

Ditto on nice try for the first time and the green cast. Some of the kickers seem to be a tad hot.

michaelglenn

Thanks for the critique guys! I did some color toning to these and I see what you mean with a slight greenish tint (I adjusted the green levels via curves toolbar). I'll just need to fiddle around more with the tones to keep it consistent with my branding.

Alex_

Great start!
Maybe invest in a paper roll as material is always a bit tricky with wrinkles and folds. Not too bad when you have it in the background, but once the model lies down on it and you get a good view of it it's difficult to keep it perfectly flat.

divamum

Collapsible backgrounds are your friend in a tight space http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Collapsible-Muslin/ci/13085/N/4232861830

Great work as always! Not sure that green curves adjustment works for him - blonde + green is always iffy (especially in studio light), but some terrific poses and connection!!!!