First e-session using off camera flash!

[Menelaus]

I think the results are pretty good, but judge for yourselves. Any CC appreciated as always.

1.
http://www.scottryanphotography.com/Proofs/Sam-and-Brett/IMG8421/723406167_kdtnK-X2.jpg

2. (flash behind the wall)
http://www.scottryanphotography.com/Proofs/Sam-and-Brett/IMG8455/723417267_THQzn-XL.jpg

3.
http://www.scottryanphotography.com/Proofs/Sam-and-Brett/IMG8465-2/721504139_iMMS6-XXL-1.jpg

4.
http://www.scottryanphotography.com/Proofs/Sam-and-Brett/IMG8610/721458990_vttgu-XL-1.jpg

5.
http://www.scottryanphotography.com/Proofs/Sam-and-Brett/IMG8564/721445616_FMZap-XXL-1.jpg

6.
http://www.scottryanphotography.com/Proofs/Sam-and-Brett/IMG8542/721439737_E9y2K-XL-1.jpg

7.
http://scottryanphotography.smugmug.com/photos/721279006_vHR8t-X2.jpg

[sctbiggs]

these are good. he doesn't look prepared for the photo in number 2 and maybe you can clone out her earring in number 5.

[stagi]

Their eyes are a little dark in the first few, I would try and dodge them in PS if you can. How were these lit?

[sunnydacat]

I can't really see the impact of off camera flash (that could be the ultimate compliment!), the shadows don't add any depth to the images.

I can see you getting similar results with on camera flash.

The pictures themselves are great, capturing lots of personality and character. I agree with the comment about the eyes (which surprises me given the use of flash).....

[Menelaus]

Their eyes are a little dark in the first few, I would try and dodge them in PS if you can. How were these lit?
This is a postprocessing issue. I'm finding out my editing monitor may be cranked a little high on brightness, so what looked fine there is looking dark elsewhere. I made a conscious decision to darken their faces in many of the pictures I took because they looked too bright.

[sctbiggs]

on my "darker" monitor at work, their faces look fine. It's just their eyes that look to dark. In the first one only. and maybe him a little in the second one.

[Menelaus]

I applied the exposure brush in LR on their whole face, chin to hair. I'll try redoing this, excluding their eyes. Thanks for pointing this out, guys.

[sherijohnson]

#7 is quite awesome

[Menelaus]

Thank you! I reuploaded the first two with brightened eyes...what a dumb processing mistake on my part. I had to go back and re-edit almost all of the pictures I had delivered to them. At least I learned this with friends and not strangers.

[sctbiggs]

number 1 is much much better now. number 2 is better, but number 1 got the most out of it.

[Menelaus]

thanks! they are much happier with the fixed versions, i'm glad you guys caught that.

[wchang]

Great set! it's fun using off camera flash right?