A Willing Model

My nephew was out of school today and popped by the office. A willing model to do some test lighting shots . The pics were taken inside my warehouse.

Lighting
Elinchrom 43" Octalite camera left
Elinchrom w/grid camera right pointed back (right) of his head
580EX gelled behind and pointed at wall

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First one is great. Love the lighting setup. In both though, the face is a little dark. Especially the second one.

AlphaChicken wrote in post #4117005
First one is great. Love the lighting setup. In both though, the face is a little dark. Especially the second one.

Thanks for taking the time to comment Alpha.

I was playing around with a new grid and used it as a hairlight. In retrospect, and if I wasn't too lazy to pull out another light , I would've filled on the right side a bit.

I like the shadows created on one side of his face. its just that the part under the brim doesnt POP out to me. The eyes and cheeks, if they had that glow like in the first one it would be perfect.

AlphaChicken wrote in post #4117238
I like the shadows created on one side of his face. its just that the part under the brim doesnt POP out to me. The eyes and cheeks, if they had that glow like in the first one it would be perfect.

Yes, I see what you mean Alpha. Adjusted highlights a bit and came up with this

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I think theyre great shots, I agree they might be a bit dark overall but the lighting setup looks great.. nice job

martinsjc wrote in post #4117525
I think theyre great shots, I agree they might be a bit dark overall but the lighting setup looks great.. nice job

Many thanks Martin.

O wow. That second one is exactly what I was hoping for. Its great now. good work.

i agree, i like the shadows created by the lights but its just a little dark ... also to me the 580ex is a hair bright compared tot he rest

AlphaChicken wrote in post #4118218
O wow. That second one is exactly what I was hoping for. Its great now. good work.

Thanks again for the help Alpha. Much appreciated.

neil85 wrote in post #4118407
i agree, i like the shadows created by the lights but its just a little dark ... also to me the 580ex is a hair bright compared tot he rest

Agree Neil. I was tinkering a bit ad think I got a good feel for next time out. Appreciate your comments

#1 is good, one thing that bugs me tho is his hand is chopped off down in the bottom left corner while you still had plenty of empty space overhead. Other than that I love the lighting and pose and such in #1.
#2 is a bit too dark but nothing a little levels can't fix.

TSEE wrote in post #4122017
#1 is good, one thing that bugs me tho is his hand is chopped off down in the bottom left corner while you still had plenty of empty space overhead. Other than that I love the lighting and pose and such in #1.
#2 is a bit too dark but nothing a little levels can't fix.

Yeah, I know what you mean on the hand. Thanks for the helpful comments. Much appreciated.