My first studio shoot - CC please!

[Vineet666]

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http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5093/pic1g.jpg

2
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/3673/pic2ym.jpg

3
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/3348/pic3vv.jpg

4
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/1377/pic4ba.jpg

5
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/5523/pic5ph.jpg

6
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/180/pic6l.jpg

[OdiN1701]

I see no pictures.

[Vineet666]

some probs with the link.. fixed now, try refreshing

[Robert_Lay]

#1 - Too many highlights blown out and lighting on her face is too flat.

#2 - the lighting is too harsch and the perspective is too much looking up.

#3 - Blown out highlights in the dress and lighting is from too low.

In 4 and 5 the lighting is from too low.

#6 is very good, but light is from too low.

In 2, 3 & 4 the hair is in tonal merger with the background.

In #4 the lighting is not quite as harsh but is still too hot in a couple of places.

In short, while the costumes and props and poses are quite good and the models are quite good, there are some fundamental differences of opinion on how the lighting should be.

I offer my standard pitch - the lighting should provide facial shadows that accentuate the facial contours. You are getting it to some extent but not enough. In general, there should be soft shadows falling diagonally across the face. The lighting should be softer, more diffuse, and I would suggest poses and perspectives that avoid looking up into nostrils.

[AxxisPhoto]

Overall, these are good images, but they are on the harsh side. What kind of lighting are you using?

[Vineet666]

Thanks for the critiques! I realised they are harsh, as my mac shows them almost perfectly alright. I also adjusted a tones etc on lightroom, which resulted in blowing away most of the highlights.

The problem was that the white light at the background wasn't even (which I need to learn how to fix) so I blew them a bit in lightroom which resulted in making the pics look very harsh I guess. How do I fix them now? These are how they look straight from camera:

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http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/3804/sample1ls.jpg

2
http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/1792/sample2h.jpg

3
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/3903/sample3u.jpg

4
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5935/sample4t.jpg

5
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/8895/sample5l.jpg

6
http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/3514/sample6k.jpg


I've used one 580 in a white umbrella, camera left and another one for the background.

Thanks!

[Robert_Lay]

The highlights are certainly less of a problem, now.