First Try at Studio shot!

this is a friend from school! El

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For a first timer this looks VERY VERY nice. Good side lighting, nice head tilt and a great expression (like back off sucker!) The 45 degree turn of her body is excellent.

When I pose girls I try and have them do something with their hands, like placing their thumbs in the front pockets, or hands on the hips, or something other than just lifelessly having them hanging down to the sides. Lastly all of her weight should be on the rear foot/hip.

Benji

Hi,

I liked your photo, but thought I would add a bit of contrast and a slightly different crop.

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Dear Benny,

You are very much on the right track. If you could arrange to get the light a bit higher up so that the shadows on the face ( for example the nose shadow) is at a diagonal instead straight across, it will be even better. Also you lighting is reasonably soft and diffuse - don't let it get harsh and contrasty!

For me, the link to your school setup is not working.

what f stop do i shoot on?

thanks for the tips and comments

According to the EXIF data from your image, you shot with flash at 1/40" and f/13 in manual mode. I do not see the camera type in the data.

There is no correct answer to the question of what f stop to use. It is very dependent upon many factors and which factor is most important to you. However, in this case, based upon what I see in the picture, I believe that the ambient lighting dominated and the flash only provided some fill in of shadows.

I believe that in a similar situation I would have opened up and shot at a larger aperture, say f/5.6 or f/8, in order to be able to use a faster shutter speed. This is because if you are shooting hand-held, the 1/40" is not fast enough. The depth of field would still be more than adequate, if you are properly focused.