self portrait. Request cc

hows this look to anyone with a calibrated monitor?
all critique appeciated

The colors look good to me . The lighting is a little contrasty.A relector on the left would have helped.

I had one on the left but I'm thinking it should've been closer, or positioned differently.

I think you just need to bring the key around to the front a little.

Also, guys tend to do better with short lighting vs broad.

You're right, I do need to revisit that. Thanks!

Nice effort on the self portrait; they aren't as easy as you might think.

As already pointed out the key light was positioned incorrectly; ideally it should be at a 45 degree angle from the tip of your nose.

The lighting ratio is a bit contrasty but that can be solved with a bit of dodging and burning in Photoshop.

Pixel- thanks for that info. I was trying to keep the light off the backdrop, hence it's positioning. I will attempt another with it at 45 degrees. Maybe ill have to increase output of the backlight to keep it from being blown out by the key?

medicdude wrote in post #15699475
Pixel- thanks for that info. I was trying to keep the light off the backdrop, hence it's positioning. I will attempt another with it at 45 degrees. Maybe ill have to increase output of the backlight to keep it from being blown out by the key?

Are you using a black background with a blue gelled light? If possible, position yourself farther away from the background if you're worried about your key light spilling onto the bg.

Copy that. It's actually thunder gray seamless. This is all info i learned From the onelight dvd, just trying to remember it all! thanks. Can't wait to try again.

If you're up for adding a third light source, I put a hairlight behind you.

The part where your bare skin transitions into the blue background has good separation. But the part where your hair transitions into the blue background could use a kick of light.