A few from Sunday

Was asked by a friend of ours if I'd take some photos of her kids. Here's the result of some of them. Still getting to grips with the new lights. C&C more than welcome (8 pics).

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These are great! did you use plexi-glass for the floor? (probably spelled it wrong)

Very sharp and bright, i like them! Great job!

SkWeEkiE wrote in post #2639279
did you use plexi-glass for the floor? (probably spelled it wrong)

Thanks SkWkEkiE....Yes, I bought a 4' x4' x ¼" piece of clear plexi-glass from my local DIY shop and these were my 1st attempt using it.

Thanks again.

These are very good....Lighting is also really good to me...looks like you're getting the hang of the new lights also...What brand lighting did you go with?

These look great, adorable "models", great lighting, cute poses, very nice!

Boogieman wrote in post #2639350
What brand lighting did you go with?

I only went for a cheap set, here: http://www.prolinestud​io.co.uk/Studio_Produc​t.asp?ID=69

2 x lights with 2x 60cm softboxes. They were £160.00. I know you get what you pay for but I'm happy with these for now whilst I'm learning.

Thanks all for the comments.

Great shots. The kids look loike they were having a real good time.

I am new at this - what kind of backdrop or background did you use.
Thanks for the ligting information.

ingrahamphoto wrote in post #2644294
I am new at this - what kind of backdrop or background did you use.
Thanks for the ligting information.

I used my 8.5' x 16' white Muslin backdrop on my background support.

the plexiglas thing is really neat!

Very nice... I love those reflections on the plexiglass!

great shots and good lighting. just goes to show you dont have to spend mega bucks on expensive lights. how did you get the background so white. what was the placement of the lights. i currently have 2 interfit EX150 lights. 1 softbox and 1 brolly but not getting the BG that white.
great shots

jjmucker wrote in post #2644505
how did you get the background so white. what was the placement of the lights.

Thanks for the comments. I spent a while trying to get the best position for a 2 x light setup and it was POTN member saqib who suggested the one that seems to work best (see attached image) (big thanks to saqib for his help).

After each shot, I also touch up a bit using the dodge tool in PS just to make sure the bg is even.

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thanks for the info. so your main light is lower than the background light.
i think i will have to pick up a reflector. im thinking aiming 1 light only with no reflector would just cast half the BG.
thanks again for the info