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

Canonymous · 2nd of October 2008 (Thu)

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 · 11th of October 2008 (Sat)

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 · 19th of October 2008 (Sun)

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

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ibdb TD's worst nightmare! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Puyallup -- Don't worry. Nobody else can pronounce it either. Posts: 6,484 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: kids portraits - 1st attempt w/shoot thru C + C please 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! __________________ -David "David raises a good point. . ." -- CDS "Once again, David Raises a good point! " The Wise and Powerful CDS Gear List \| Proof I Use The Gear In My Gear List (not necessarily proof I use it well)

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Canonymous Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 377 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: kids portraits - 1st attempt w/shoot thru C + C please That's great feedback, thank you ibdb. I may try to incorporate a subtle hair light into my next attempt. __________________ Gear \| Strobist DVD's for sale(AUS)

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