STICKY:  How to photograph a high school Senior - Part 2

^^^Thanks for the advice you guys. Surely remember that for next time I hope.^^^

Here's a couple from last nights shoot. Similar pose different outfits and about 20 minutes apart. I see a couple of things I would have liked to have done a little different.

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^^Nice job, Neighbor. (from Grand Haven)

Thank you neighbor.

Lookin good Locky... neighbor too

We could start our own West Michigan thread lol.

Feels like I'm hijacking this thread today. Here is one I like but my wife doesn't. What is everybodys opinion?

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I like it! Looks like a genuine, natural look!

^^^ not my cup of tea. It looks like you slimmed the jaw. Also look at the eyebrows- keeping her face on an angle helps even them out, but straight on it looks awkward. The thing is... I think our eyes naturally even them out in our brain and she may just love it

Good catch on the eyebrows jb. I didn't even notice them. As for the jaw line I didn't do anything to it.

Nice but I'd like just a bit more contrast.

Went out tonight to test a Rogue flash bender with the diffusion panel and to do some natural light shooting. Im finding I prefer the flashed look much better and there is less post process involved when you get the lighting right. This was with the flash bender and a 580. It did a very good job as long as your not in bright light. Pretty happy with this considering all i had to drag around was a 580. I will post a few more but i shot the entire session with the flash bender and experimented on how much light i needed to toss at scenes to make it work. definitely not something for 2:00PM in the afternoon, but 1 1/2 hrs before magic Hour and it does very well. I really like these rogue benders with the diffusion panels.

very nice Mike

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Went out tonight to test a Rogue flash bender with the diffusion panel and to do some natural light shooting. Im finding I prefer the flashed look much better and there is less post process involved when you get the lighting right. This was with the flash bender and a 580. It did a very good job as long as your not in bright light. Pretty happy with this considering all i had to drag around was a 580. I will post a few more but i shot the entire session with the flash bender and experimented on how much light i needed to toss at scenes to make it work. definitely not something for 2:00PM in the afternoon, but 1 1/2 hrs before magic Hour and it does very well. I really like these rogue benders with the diffusion panels.

I don't do as many seniors as you do but I kind of went back to my 580ex II with an umbrella or soft box when ever I get the chance as they're so much lighter than my elinchrom 600RX and vagabond mini to carry around. On windy days though I stick with the heavier stuff so it's less likely to blow over. I was going crazy with the TT1 and TT5 system even on my LPA modified 580ES II so I just got the Phottix Odin's but haven't had the opportunity to use them yet.