New Set of Lights

[scootermcq]

I picked up some monolights, and I am messing around with them. Working with the stobes is a little different for me, so I am looking for feedback on the lighting. This was just shot against a concrete wall, as it is not a proper portrait, just playing with the lights.

1/180th
F4.8
ISO200
48mm
Lights:
Main
Fill
Hair
Background

[BK553]

Hey Scott, congrats on the new lights. The only lighting issue I can see is the lightest shadow on the subjects left neck/cheek area. May want to bring a little more light to the left side. Otherwise, looks great.

[danbaileyphoto]

Nice effort, very well and evenly lit. You might want to try two things- 1. placing a light more off to the side so that you accentuate the depth of the subject with more sidelight and shadow, and 2. placing a light slightly behind, so that cast a highlight in the hair from behind instead of from the side. This is often great to do with women subjects.

Good job, though!

[scootermcq]

Thanks for the feedback guys....

I went outside tonight to mess with them a bit....

came back with this:

[BK553]

Looks good, nice job blending the available and artificial light.

[candleman]

looks good to me.. a little flat, but good

i like that outdoor one,

[sk66]

I typed a long response, and lost it..
Basically, I think you need to work with the levels and angles more...To bring out depth...

The first shot is quite passable, perhaps a bit flat as the levels are too even...maybe more angle on the background light to bring out texture in the wall...
The second I think the balance is off and you probably used a much simpler lighting setup...result is a bit soft from the rt side, a bit strong from the left, and a bit hot sunlight (e.g. on his neck) and some softish, but distracting, shadows.