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Originally Posted by ttosifa
This picture is interesting, but it is a bit puzzling to me. The title suggests the Victorian dress is an important part of the picture, but it gets lost in the shadows. Also, one 24x36 softbox by itself is a pretty big light for this subject. I've gotten more light from a bare speedlight in similar pictures. How far away were your lights? The hard shadows suggest they were pretty far away. (edit) It depends on the look you want, but maybe experiment with moving one of them in closer?
Also, it's hard to tell from the low res file, but it looks like the area of her face around her eyes and forehead are slightly out of focus, even though her chin, nose, and lips do not seem to be. Does it look that way in the high res file too?
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Thank you for your comment. I do need to lighten the image up. When I can get my hands on the NEF file I will adjust the brightness and repost. The lights themselves were maybe about 2 to 3 feet from her at 45 degrees up and to camera left (ala Rembrandt style).
As for the focus, the lens I was using isn't the best and the post-production I did had a Gaussian blur. I erased around the eyes and mouth. I will go back and redo the post work and see what I can come away with.
Thanks