robam Member 110 posts Joined May 2005 Location: Suffolk, UK More info | Apr 12, 2006 18:26 | #1 Hi All,  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. 20D, 1D MKII X 2, 1Ds MKII, 1D MKIII, 600mm f4 IS, 400mm f2.8 IS, 16-35mm f2.8, 70-200mm f2.8 IS, 180mm Sig, 2 X 580 flash, monopod, G1548 tripod, wimberley head.
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dwterry Senior Member  572 posts Likes: 2 Joined Jul 2005 Location: West Jordan, UT More info | Apr 12, 2006 19:16 | #2 It looks like one light is on camera left. Good. However, I can't tell where the other light is. But I would suggest having it right next to or even behind the camera to help fill in the shadows that are appearing on the back wall. The next thing is to move them a couple of feet forward. That will have two effects: 1) it will help blur the background, and 2) any remaining shadow on the background will be reduced in size and blurred to the point that you won't pay attention to it. Weddings, Portraits, Seniors, Models
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CurtisN Master Flasher  19,129 posts Likes: 11 Joined Apr 2005 Location: Northern Illinois, US More info | Apr 12, 2006 19:50 | #3 Group shots are tough, because of the way subjects can shade light from each other. I usually punt, throw as much light as possible on the ceiling, and hope for the best. "If you're not having fun, your pictures will reflect that." - Joe McNally
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Apr 12, 2006 19:58 | #4 I would try to flatten the folds of the backdrop ( top left ) and move everyone forward. Try having everyone stand different, or your dad sitting and everyone else standing around. Ray
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michael88 Senior Member 889 posts Joined Nov 2005 Location: Mesa, AZ More info | Apr 12, 2006 23:24 | #5 Not to bad. I would move them away from the backdrop a little. I think I would also adjust the light position some. The lighting looks better on the right hand side. Mike
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Sean-Mcr Goldmember  1,813 posts Likes: 4 Joined Apr 2005 Location: Manchester, England More info | Apr 13, 2006 05:25 | #6 If it was planned i'd have asked them to wear the same colour shirts. I'm sure there's not many fans of boy bands here. But there is a reason they dress them in the same shades. It brings unity, 4 white shirts would have stood out from the dark background and given the shot some continuity I don't know what good composition is.... Sometimes for me composition has to do with a certain brightness or a certain coming to restness and other times it has to do with funny mistakes. There's a kind of rightness and wrongness and sometimes I like rightness and sometimes I like wrongness. Diane Arbus
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