Need Your Comments

[Embers]

First time using all my new gear in my new makeshift studio.
Would really like to hear what you all think. What's good? What's wrong?

Used two AB800's, 1 softbox and 1 umbrella. Don't have a hair light or background light yet. The 'blotch' on the BG is a worn spot on the sheet I hung as a BG.

Thanks for looking.

[seed808]

Photoshop those white hatches in your background where the color is fading... Draws too much attention.

[sswanson]

Were you going for even lighting on these? How far away from the subjects were your lights? I ask as the catchlights in the eye suggest they were fairly distant, which adds dynamics by providing sharper shadows.

Seems like they were properly exposed. Posing kids is always a challenge, but these aren't too bad. The boy seems rather uncomfortable, though I like the playfulness of his expression.

If you have the room, I'd suggest moving the stool further from the background, and moving the lights in closer, with a single softbox as the main light, and the second light as a backlight - perhaps on the floor.

[Embers]

Thanks for the input,sswanson. I tried moving the softbox/mainlight closer, but I got too much of an over exposure on the side of the face nearest the light. I'll try adjusting the light more carefully next time.

I like the idea of using the other light behind the subject and will try that next.

[led hed]

wobbly heads? have them pick there head up next time!

cute kids!

[sswanson]

Do you have the ability to torn the power down enough to allow you to properly expose with the softbox up nice and close? I've had a hard time with this on a couple of the studio sets I've used, but only as I wasn't able to get the subject far enough from the background at times. :-)

[Lorem]

if you have room, get them away much further away from the backdrop.