catchlights

Just curious, how big is too big for catchlights? I got the AB Giant softbox (3X5 feet or so), and while I like the lighting, the catchlight is GIANT as well. Maybe I just need to raise the light up higher? Suggestions please.

bolantej, take a look at this post. I used the giant soft box on the main. In my opinion, I don't think the catchlights are big.

Thanks! Yours look fine. Maybe I'm just being too critical. I know it's kind of a strange question, but I just thought it was too big. sorry for the crop, but my model objects to any full face web postings.

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can any1 expain what is catchlight effect, My external flash has this feature with a small piece of white plastic, I am not quite sure what it is good for

you see that thing in the eye? that white squarish thing? that's a catchlight. the little thing that pops up on your flash helps to produce one like that when the flash reflects off of it. more attractive than a standard flash head catchlight I guess.

I suppose they may look big with that crop but at a normal size and view I would think that size of catch light is fine.

show us a whole pic so it can be better evaled. alot of photogs ps their catchlights to some degree

i think it is also depends on what effect you want to achieve or how detailed you want it to be, have you seen the magazine AMERICAN PHOTO where it was Angelina Jolie on cover, that had huge catchlights but it really brought out the clarity and emphasis of the subject. well ofcors thats based on my own honest opinion.

People, catchlights are a normal reality of seeing the REAL WORLD reflected in the eyes. Large windows are part of the real world, small point sources (like the sun) are part of the real world. 8-sided octagonal umbrella shapes as catchlights are resultant from the artificial world created by photographers. Multiple catchlights can occur in the real world (rooms with multiple windows) and the artificial one made by photographers. So there is absolutely nothing wrong with large catchlights, unless you think they are distracting. Some people put 'cookies' on their large softboxes to make the large panel look more light a divided window with panes.

so in shot i think i was partly right, it really depends on how you want to achieve a certain effect