Strobist Boot Camp II Starts Tomorrow -- Who's playin?

A heads up...keep an eye on your submissions and the rules. My submission got yanked by someone tagging it with "No-stobist-information" or something. Not sure what's up with that; but I added some info and resubmitted. It is currently appearing again; but who knows. Apparently I don't understand the rules/directives.

Working on mine this weekend, will post here when I am done!

I saw your post, Celtic. Nicely done -- I thought rim lights were for buxom blondes only!

I shot mine Wednesday night, and should have them ready this weekend. I will post mine as well.

mattograph wrote in post #8139470
I saw your post, Celtic. Nicely done -- I thought rim lights were for buxom blondes only!

I shot mine Wednesday night, and should have them ready this weekend. I will post mine as well.

Heck, I don't know what I'm doing...I just keep reading stuff in books and trying it out. Maybe assignment II will be shooting a buxom blonde and I'll be all practiced up.

I'll look forward to your submission.

Best regards.

Well, heres what I have. Comments please.....

I am by no means an experienced photographer, but here goes. I think the pose and model look good. Subject is well lit and exposure is just about perfect. I do find the background, especially the window, a little bright and distracting. I do like how it is acting as a hair light though. If the background weren't so bright and maybe underexposed a little I think it would "pop" more and he would really stand out that much better. Just my $0.02!

Not a bad point. Played a little.

V2 -- Burned in what little detail was left in the window...

Can you join if you miss the first assignment?

Im ordering some flash accessories that will allow me to play. Problem is I won't have it for another week or so.

Yep. They arent cumulative.

matt...very well lit, sharp and properly exposed. I kinda agree wth the bacground comment. I think your crop works better. I like it!

I agree, I like the new version a lot better!

I was wondering what would happen if:
We left the models right background the way it is originally.
We crop the models left background at that door looking object. Remove that tanish / wood tone totally. So the edge of the photo is that soft white color?

You mean desaturate the door?

A note on the door itself Dude is a realtor, and actually he said he wanted a headshot that put him a little in the context of his job. So I picked the door. If I had it to do over again, I would have scrimmed the door with my handy bedsheets, and brought it down of the right side of the histogram so that the glass maintained some detail.

Anyway.......

mattograph wrote in post #8143317
Yep. They arent cumulative.

Ok thanks!

Here is my attempt, model on the left-photographer on the right: