Portrait

I finally got a softbox for my AB1600. This is the first portrait I've done with it. C&C very much appreciated.

I'm liking it...great exposure.
Now all ya gotta do is experiment with different light positions to get the shadows were you like them.

I think it's a bit overflashed.

I think your strobe is set too far on the side.

Alveric wrote in post #17825957
I think it's a bit overflashed.

I agree.

Yep - too much! :] see how disbalanced it looks. I believe, if you do those kinf of differences, you need more punch /octa/.

Thanks everyone. I'm also trying to figure out if the light was placed too low? The shadows on the jacket appear to be on the top of the folds and the shadow on the nose appears to be a bit high as well.

As for too much flash. I guess I was just a bit overzealous with my new toy. haha. I think this new edit looks better. Brought the brightness down on the face and the background up a bit. Thoughts?

Looks better now, but I'd make it a habit to get the exposure correct right off the bat instead of relying on software. If you blow the highlights on all channels, no software is gonna make it right. Remember the rule: Garbage in, garbage out. (Not that your photo is trash—just giving you a mega tip.)

As for the shadows, the nose tells you whether your light is too high or too low. In this case, it appears to be well placed.