Beauty Light

[IlluminatingPhoto]

This was taken with one light above and slightly to the right and a silver reflector below. I tried to get the lights more centered but there were some serious space limitations. I wanted the feel of a nice soft "beauty light".

Did I achieve that lighting?
What would you do to improve the lighting?

Thanks



(1/250)
f/5.6
ISO: 200

[Benji]

"Beauty" lights work wonderfully on the 18 to 28 year old female who has never been out in the sunshine for longer than 10 minutes, and has spent two hours with a professional make up artist before stepping in front of the camera. For everyone else we use softboxes.

Benji

[jrgarcia619]

The only issue I have with the image is that I'd like to see a little more in the eyes. Maybe bring the light down just a tad. The addition of the reflector really softened up the shadows which looks nice. Did you use a softbox to diffuse the light? I think I would try to get a more even lighting set up...I'm not sure how I feel about the shadow on the right side of the image (left side of her face). Overall I think the lighting is successful but with a little tweaking could be stronger.

[ML Photography]

Originally Posted by jrgarcia619

The only issue I have with the image is that I'd like to see a little more in the eyes. Maybe bring the light down just a tad. The addition of the reflector really softened up the shadows which looks nice. Did you use a softbox to diffuse the light? I think I would try to get a more even lighting set up...I'm not sure how I feel about the shadow on the right side of the image (left side of her face). Overall I think the lighting is successful but with a little tweaking could be stronger.

I absolutely quote!

[IlluminatingPhoto]

Thank you both for the helpful reviews and replies.

I used a shoot through umbrella up top. I have another trick up my sleeve that I will try when I shoot this model again. I will also move the light to a lower location and get the light more centered.

Thank you again.

Mark