Portrait Photography

[terrijo]

I'm just getting started in portrait photography with studio lighting. I'm still playing with lights to get desired effects. I liked this one (gold metallic umbrella, and fill light). I'm interested in feedback. What improvements could I make?

http://photosbyterri.smugmug.com/gallery/192320/1/12852660/Medium

[Tripod]

I like it.

[Meerkat17]

Nice lighting - the original is stunning

All I can suggest is that you possibly crop it a little tighter on each side.

Nice capture

David

[JX]

First, it’s a very nice portrait. The lighting is very good. I agree with David (Meerkat17) that it could be cropped a little tighter.





I think there are some things in Photoshop that you can do to enhance the model.



These are some things I do to all my portraits:

Whiten the models teeth. Take the red out in the whites of her eyes; next selectively sharpen her iris and pupils.


Jim

[terrijo]

Thank you all for your comments. Thank you Jim for the extra recommendations.