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JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
edited February 20, 2007 in People
Here is a shot I took of my niece. She wanted some shots taken, and I need all the practice I can get with my Alien Bee 800's. It's not everyday that I find someone willing to pose for 2 or more hours.

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I was using the 20D with the Canon 50 f/1.4 lens (new) and my pocket wizard transievers (also new).
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  • salazarsalazar Registered Users Posts: 392 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2007
    Hmmm. When I first opened the photo I looked at her, at her face, at her smile. You have a very pretty niece. Your lighting of her seems spot on! Then I looked at the bright white area of the backdrop to the right. Then I started noticing little things like the piece of wood in the ladder leg, and kept feeling my eyes drawn down to her blue jeans and her brown slippers so something about the balance isn't quite right I think. So I fooled around with it a bit in PhotoShop. I'll delete it if you had rather I didn't edit your work.
    Please feel free to retouch and repost my images. Critique, Suggestions, and Technique tips always welcomed. Thanks for your interest.
  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2007
    salazar wrote:
    Hmmm. When I first opened the photo I looked at her, at her face, at her smile. You have a very pretty niece. Your lighting of her seems spot on! Then I looked at the bright white area of the backdrop to the right. Then I started noticing little things like the piece of wood in the ladder leg, and kept feeling my eyes drawn down to her blue jeans and her brown slippers so something about the balance isn't quite right I think. So I fooled around with it a bit in PhotoShop. I'll delete it if you had rather I didn't edit your work.

    I like what you did with the ladder leg and background, but not with the color of the jeans and shoes....they don't look like they do in real life. Working with the white background is a fun challenge. Getting it to light the way I want it and actually be white, not gray. It was a fun shoot, and she likes the pic's, as do I, so therefore it was a successful shoot. I'll take what I learned and apply it to the next shoot, and hopefully I'll like those results even more!

    Thanks for the comments! :D
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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited February 20, 2007
    Nice work Jeffro. I know I'm struggling to learn the studio lighting process as well.
  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited February 20, 2007
    truth wrote:
    Nice work Jeffro.
    Thanks! :D
    truth wrote:
    I know I'm struggling to learn the studio lighting process as well.
    It's a fun struggle though isn't it?!
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  • CarnalSighCarnalSigh Registered Users Posts: 152 Major grins
    edited February 20, 2007
    Jeff, great photo. The lighting looks great, and the jeans do look better to my eyes in the original dark color you settled on. I also agree, having an attractive photogenic relative sure does come in handy. My 14 yr old daughter loves posing for me. In this pic tho...the ONLY thing that kinda bugs me is her shoes. I think I would have gone barefoot on this one. I am one of those weirdos that does primarily barefoot subjects in portraits because it just feels more comfy to me, and shoes tend to clash with my style of intimate portraiture. Some examples of what I am referring to:

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    I use only Canon cameras and glass
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  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited February 20, 2007
    CarnalSigh wrote:
    Jeff, great photo. The lighting looks great, and the jeans do look better to my eyes in the original dark color you settled on. I also agree, having an attractive photogenic relative sure does come in handy. My 14 yr old daughter loves posing for me. In this pic tho...the ONLY thing that kinda bugs me is her shoes. I think I would have gone barefoot on this one. I am one of those weirdos that does primarily barefoot subjects in portraits because it just feels more comfy to me, and shoes tend to clash with my style of intimate portraiture.

    We did some without shoes...socks, not bare feet...but she wanted her shoes on, so I said "whatever". I prefer the ones without the shoes. Here is one we did with the socks...

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    Thanks for the feedback!:D

    She wants more, so we'll keep after it. Oh, and my daughter wants more now too....rolleyes1.gif
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