Tried out my new home studio last night.

Deadeye008

I convinced my wife to pose for me even though she claims she's not very photogenic. I had 2 umbrellas set up, one on either side of the camera. Each had a hotshoe flash shooting through it. An on-camera-flash at 90 degrees with a bounce card, and a piece of white foam board in front of my wife that acted as a reflector. I just had her sit on the couch since I don't have a backdrop yet. Here is one of the pics after PP. Let me know what you think since this is my first time trying out this sort of thing. Thanks

Rhuarc

Ok, take what I have to say witha grain of salt, as I have no experience with this either! I like the quality of the light, but I would say try to vary it a little bit. Have the light on one side stronger than the other. Create lighter and darker areas on her face. This will help to make the portrait more dynamic and a little less "flat"

Hope this doesn't sound too far off! If I am way off here someone please correct me!

Deadeye008

Rhuarc wrote:

Ok, take what I have to say witha grain of salt, as I have no experience with this either! I like the quality of the light, but I would say try to vary it a little bit. Have the light on one side stronger than the other. Create lighter and darker areas on her face. This will help to make the portrait more dynamic and a little less "flat"

Hope this doesn't sound too far off! If I am way off here someone please correct me!

Thanks for the tip Rhuarc. I'll remember this the next time I shoot with it. Keep the comments coming!