Autoprotrait with flash

[Boubiche]

Hi all,

Here is a picture of myself I took on a canoe trip on the French River in Ontario, Canada.
I used off camera flash with a soft box (litedome XS), at ~45 Degres angle, on the left of the frame.

In Lightroom: some adjustement + I had to remove some distant but visible power lines in the background (in the orange area).

I found it to be dark on my screen at work, however fine on my screen at home.

Any feedback is more than welcome,




Exif:
Canon XSi EF-S15-85mm
Exposure 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 24 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash On, Fired
Subject Distance 4.37 m

[TomHarmon]

It does look too dark on my calibrated monitor. The background looks great. I would just lighten yourself up with a mask in photoshop. Or more flash next time.

[fais54]

It is a tad bit dark to me. But, besides that it's a great shot. Nice scenery!

[Boubiche]

Thanks for the feedback,
I will try to lighten up a bit once I have time.

Any other CC are welcome.

[JFSanders]

Checked your flickr and the large size is pretty good as far as lighting goes. I think what we are seeing here is an effect of the downsizing to 700 pixel causing a darkening of the facial features.

Edited to add just a touch of brightness to your face and arms.



Jim

[BexJarratt]

Great expression. I always look troubled or goofy when I try to do a self portrait. Any tips on how to get a more natural look?

[MarathonMax]

Great ambient light exposure. One could say that face is slightly underexposed (you could have gone for same exposure level as distant light). I prefer to think that you were reaching for the same exposure as the tree on the right.

[Boubiche]

Originally Posted by BexJarratt

Great expression. I always look troubled or goofy when I try to do a self portrait. Any tips on how to get a more natural look?

I used to dislike being in a picture with a fake smile.
At one point, I forced myself to smile as frankly as I could, almost laughing. Overtime I got used to smile in a correct way for pictures.

[Boubiche]

Thanks for the feedback,

I ended up adding some brightness and exposure to the face and arms.

I hope I didn't add to much grain ...