First Portrait Using 2-580EX II

I will try a couple different things. Maybe he'll let me practice on him again tommorrow. And yup.....the hat stays on.
Thanks for all your comments & ideas.
Kath

Tape white paper to the underside of the hat brim?

Just wondering out loud if that would help bring out any forehead detail and lesson the shadow there...


Aside from that shadow, your first attempt looks great to me!

i'm really okay with the light and the shadow, this is not a model. compostion is my only concern. more room in front of face than behind. try a flip image horizontal, crop in behind subject, brown tone and burn corners. just for kicks, copy the image after the crop (in color) do the rest and paste the the color layer back. drop opacity of color layer to taste.

sunnybeach wrote in post #5192356
This is my first attempt. Straight out of the camera, no PP.
One 580EX II on stand into umbrella, camera right, 45 angle. 2nd 580EX II on camera. White reflector camera left.
Should I get the flash above the camera using a bracket?
Hubby only gave me 5 minutes to experiment with him.
Any suggestions?
Thanks, Kath

I think you did a nice job. I'd like to know the settings on the camera and lights. The hat shadowing is a reality, in my opinion. After all, what is a hat for?... shading the eyes. Even though the hat shades the eyes it' a good exposure. Also...Using an on camera flash bracket would work because that is where you want your fill, right in front of the subject. Your main would be off to the side of choice set it to 1 and a third stops hotter than fill. Please let me know your settings. I like it.