Studio Session with my friend Chris, Genesis 400 & Softlighter II

I posted 3 pictures up in a thread in Small Flash and Studio Lighting, but I feel like I would get much better critiques here on the People sub-section.

I did my first "studio" session with my friend Chris. The "studio" is a white wall in my house and my couch in my living room.

Any C&C from composition to lighting to post processing would be greatly appreciated!

I used my 40D and switched between a Tamron 17-50 and a 70-200 F4 IS. Most (if not all shots) are on f/8, 1/200, ISO 100.


* Calumet Genesis 400 with a Photek Softlighter II about 8 feet up, right behind me, pointed diagonally down as the main light.
* 430 EX with a shoot through umbrella on the floor right in front of me, aiming up for fill light.

lighting is great! BUT smoking is bad!

These are awesome,love the clarity,skin processing,and the poses...yup smoking i agree but nice images none-the less!!!

#2,#3 are awesome! Great job lighting these and getting the focus right.

Thanks everyone. Yea I agree smoking is bad. My friend Chris just did it for this shoot since it was his idea. I modeled the lighting setup from some of the members posting on the "Multiple strobes" thread and hoped I got it right.

Do you think the skin or any post processing is overdone?

XxDJCyberLoverxX wrote in post #11367177
Thanks everyone. Yea I agree smoking is bad. My friend Chris just did it for this shoot since it was his idea. I modeled the lighting setup from some of the members posting on the "Multiple strobes" thread and hoped I got it right.

Do you think the skin or any post processing is overdone?

I was not going to mention it because I did not think that it was "overdone"....but I look back, because you made me...., and think that you could back it off some. He appears to have quite a clear complexion as it is.

Sorry to bother but whats your skin processing technique?