=My First Studio Shots....HELP

[Greggibson]

This is my first studio pics.I have a 3 light set up 2 umbrellas and black and white backdrop, but i just cant get the lighting right. Should i use a flash too?

[windrider86]

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[weezerisrock]

Originally Posted by Greggibson

This is my first studio pics.I have a 3 light set up 2 umbrellas and black and white backdrop, but i just cant get the lighting right. Should i use a flash too?

what are you aiming for?

[Life in Motion]

hope you don't mind...i had a quick editing play with your image just for a visual.

if you were looking for a whiter background and more light you can always play with it in post processing. just turn up the midtones or levels and boost contrast. this was just a quick edit took about 1 minute. i've found i can edit sometimes to help me learn more about how i'm wanting to get my images to look in the first place and then go back and try to acheive the original images to look more like my final edits so that i will hopefully just get better towards my goal of better sooc shots with no editing needed. it's interesting how sometimes what you see infront of you is not what you get when you snap the shutter on your camera. learning what is correct exposure was key for me and how to train my eyes to see correct exposure in my lcd while adjusting my settings to get the effect from the lighting available took me a while.

sorry i don't actually have information on your 3 lighting situation lol. i am only using natural light as of now. just thought i could help with seeing the exposure was off with an edit...then maybe you can figure out how to get more light on the white background and subject.

eta: i may have brightened it up a tad much loosing tips of fingers woops lol...you get the idea anyway

[lputman]

I'm moving this over to the lighting technique forum.

[DawnBrandon]

I wouldve use a flash but also a simple diffuser so it gives off a soft look

[eleganteye]

I don't think it's a bad fist attempt. I would say it's a tad underexposed and a tad low on contrast. You may want to move one light closer to get a better contrast ratio. If you're third light is on the background, you may want it closer to brighten the background, though I'd prefer to use the third as an edge light from behind.