First shoot with lights outside.

[slackor18]

K so just bought some new strobe lights, I found some test dummys (GF and Friends) and a drive to LA to test them out.
Also very new to photoshop. I am no pro in anyway. It was a beautiful day, but i just wanted to try my lights for the first time.

Let me know what you guys think, would also like some advice and any tips if possible. Thanks in advanced

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj256/stevenpix/lashoot/newstimage3.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj256/stevenpix/lashoot/des7.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj256/stevenpix/sample2.jpg
http://s274.photobucket.com/albums/jj256/stevenpix/?action=view&current=sample2.jpg

[JimMcrae]

#1 I like, but I'd maybe straighten the horizon? I'd rather his entire hand was showing or a tighter crop?

#2 I think could've been a really nice shot but I'm not keen on the tilt, but that's my personal opinion and others may like that. The clouds look a bit 'harsh' and it's blown out top left. Also, she looks a bit out of focus, or is that just my eyes and this cheap monitor? :)

#3 is my favourite. There are a couple of small blown areas on her face but a nice shot all the same.

[crashthenet44]

#1 Might be me but the focus appears to have been missed on this one. His face looks soft. Other than that straighten the horizon and try a wider crop to include the hand.

#2 Focus is way off in this one. Unless of course you wanted the boxcars to be in focus.

#3 Not bad. The image appears a bit flat. Almost like you blasted your model with flash.

[tonydee]

#1: cropped hands are almost always trouble. Left arm looks uncomfortable... showing the tat. seems to have taken priority over a natural position. Foreground lighting's generally good, but under the chin... is that beard or just shadow? It's so underexposed that there's no textural detail to tell me... lighting's just too directional. For all that, it's a pretty good shot, with the my main reservation being the sky in the background... the blue and green colour intensity is almost matched through a lot of the sky... and some of the white buildings have that same cast. Maybe a white balance issue? Or did you pull some detail back from an overexposed shot? Anyway, I think it would look better bluer, though the foreground's not so bad.

#2: gritty PP works well, low detail levels on her face provide an arty, glamorous, larger-than-life feel. Interesting perspective - shows a good eye and creativity, tilt works a treat, but you just can't crop the bottom off there! - need to let her have her feet on the ground, perhaps with a 4:5. Shirt's also underexposed, removing all the clues to the curvature, leaving it looking 2D.

#3: Came out a bit plastic-y, with the mixture of flash, back lighting, and front-on stance making her look pasted on. Got some good background there... 'tis a shame she isn't turned to invite the eye into it. Hint of old-time Chairman Mao propaganda about it.

Cheers,
Tony

[slackor18]

thanks for the input.. i didnt really have goal on this shoot.. just trying things out. to start getting a feel for the lights and rookie models as well. Hopefully with enough practice I will become just as good as most of you here.

#1 was kinda "oh do that!" and we just left it as that.

#2 was trying to do something different i guess.

#3 was just a candid photo that ended up liking for some reason. light was right in front of her (assisting me)


here are the original photo's unedited
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj256/stevenpix/IMG_4628.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj256/stevenpix/IMG_4673.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj256/stevenpix/IMG_4702.jpg