kids portraits - 1st attempt w/shoot thru C + C please

[Canonymous]

I have just got my first shoot through umbrella, so tested it out on the kids with a black cloth for the background. C + C appreciated.

[ibdb]

I very rarely shoot with studio lighting, so I'm not the best resource on that. The lighting looks pretty good -- soft and even, but still providing some shadows for definition. The boy's shot looks a tad underexposed (I lose the top of his head into the background), and that white stripe is a bit of a distraction.

While there's also a little bit of the girl's hair getting lost in the background, it works for me in that shot because that's the shadow side of her head, and I expect it to be darker. For the boy, the shadow encompasses the top of his head all the way around to his left, and doesn't seem as natural.

Nice work!

[Canonymous]

That's great feedback, thank you ibdb. I may try to incorporate a subtle hair light into my next attempt.:D