Very scary, Very pretty

A couple of contrasting styles with the same model.
C&C welcome please.

#1
Canon 5D
24-70 f/2.8L USM @ 46mm
1/50 sec
f/2.8
ISO 100
580EX remotely triggered inside box
160w/s strobe with gold reflector to the right and back of model

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I would rather see the first photo without the caption and the troll? The light in the box is a tad to harsh.it could have been hidden just a wee bit more...but I like it.

second shot..its just real busy.what am I looking at???

But the clarity is lovely, as are the colors.the lighting in the second is really complimentary to the young girl. For me, the shoes are just too( ":I know I am getting older but they seem to old for her") kind of shoes

Very interesting shots your lighting is great I think. I love the first one it's a great ideal the only thing I don't like about the 2nd one is the great plant? behind her it's alittle close to her head.

Love the first one!

Flo wrote in post #5017466
I would rather see the first photo without the caption and the troll? The light in the box is a tad to harsh.it could have been hidden just a wee bit more.

i agree with Flo 100%. is that light a strobe or a bulb?

I agree with the other posters.. You have some wonderful shot that just need some minor tweeking. Th don't care for the troll in the 1st photo but I really don't mind the wording if you are using the photo for something. However the photo really speaks and says that same thing withough needing the words. Make sense?

I love the colors in the 2nd shot but it is justto busy in the bg for me.. I keep being drawn to somewhere other then her pretty eyes..

Nice job over all... Thanks for sharing.

The busy-ness of shot 2 doesn't worry me, but the vase coming out of her head keeps pulling my eye.

digidiva wrote in post #5020045
The busy-ness of shot 2 doesn't worry me, but the vase coming out of her head keeps pulling my eye.

agreed on both.

Very cool lighting job on #1.

Very cool idea but seeing the bright light in the box totally pulls away from the subject and so does the troll and the caption. Let the little girl's expression tell the whole story.
If we can't see the bulb in the box, we can still see the really bright interior of the box so we know that is where the light is coming from.
Good idea.
cheers