my first try at studio lighting

hey guys, here's my first shots in the studio of myself.
CC much appreciated

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/raaawrr/6245185​969/

Corin, I am no expert on studio lighting but the first thing I saw when I looked at your image was the reflections in your glasses. Those reflections have a tendency to attract my attention to them and away from the big picture. So, i would suggest finding a way to make those reflections dissapear.

That's my 2 cents.

Joe

other than what was stated by the previous poster, I think your subject will well exposed and your shadows are soft. Good job for your first time.

The lighting is great and the photo has a great feel to it. I think if you would've turned your head slightly to your left and your chin slightly down you could avoid the reflection.

Hi, nice light, but I think you look green in my monitor.

surgeonhawkeye wrote in post #13263484
Hi, nice light, but I think you look green in my monitor.

I agree, WB is a little off. The lighting is good however, what type of lights?

i was using a an octobox to my 10 o'clock and a profoto strobe above in a softbox. sorry i dont know much more details about the actual equipment. i was just playing around in my schools studio.

not bad at all! yeah, glasses are though as others have pointed out.

play around a bit more. have your subject stand further from the wall.

then try playing around with the direction your light source is coming from (for an extreme example, try lighting directly from the side) and so on...

you pick up on it pretty quick...

not sure if your using a meter or not, but I HIGHLY recommend getting one. The Sekonic L308s is a great little one to use.