The Nutcrackers

[BryanPanting]

I was playing around with my new AB800, had it set up as a softbox. Still very new to studio lights so any critiques on the lighting or composition would be appreciated. I may try some more shots tomorrow using them again.



Info:
50mm lens @ 2.8
1/250 sec
ISO100
AB800 high left of camera into softbox
Canon 430EX shot into umbrella rigth of camera @ 1/32 power

[BryanPanting]

No comments on this yet, so I figured I would critique my own. . I was not to happy with the original, so I cropped some off the top and cloned out the bright ornament that I thought might be to distracting. Here is what I came up with. I like the new one much better i think. If anyone has any other comments or suggestion I would appreciate it.

[windrider86]

Maybe even a tigher crop so you dont have the ribbon cutting off the top part of your photo.
The one nutcrackers has his face overexsposed. What were you using for lighting?
Try also repositioning the middle two. Having the facing the opposite way of the others feels odd.
Cool idea!