What’s Your Preference?

7000-4life · #1 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 03:44 PM

Hi everybody it's been a while since i last posted something. so here comes my first try at lightning a portrait with 2 speedlites. i would love to hear your oppinions

Hayward Taylor · #2 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 04:03 PM

Hello there - that's right - we haven't seen you in a while .. I love her eyes .. hilights on her hair is very warm .. nicely done

kirbinster · #3 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 05:50 PM

Where did you have the speedlights positioned? The picture looks a little flat.

7000-4life · #4 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 08:42 PM

thank you Hayward i apreciate your feedback

Kirbinster - i Had the speedlite's positioned approximately 35-40 degrees to each side of her and app 30-40 cm over her eye level...
the reason i only had them positioned 35-40 degrees to each side is because the narrow living room, we didn't have much space.. i would have loved to have a little bigger degrees to each side. but let me know what you think about the positioning of my speedlites.. and maybe if you have any suggestions to what i could have done in that narrow space??

CaptainNH · #5 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 08:53 PM

I think the flatness is as much to do with direct flash as it is the positioning. The flash to camera left is quite harsh and has thrown a dark shadow.

I'd try softening the flash - either bounce, or, since space is tight, shoot through an umbrella. If you can't diffuse the light, then try stopping the flash down.

7000-4life · #6 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 08:55 PM

actually.. i think you might be right there Captain... because both flashes had the stofen omnibounce on to soften the light a bit.. and the flash to the right had a piece of white cloth hanging down over it.. so maybe if i did that to both flashes... think that would work?? to soften the light more from the other flash?

moayad · #7 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 09:38 PM

Hi there
A beautiful girl.
Her pupils are so widely dilated taking from the bluness of her iris.
Maybe it's a good idea to shine a front light at her face to get the pupils constricted prior to shooting. The pupils are apparently slower to react to the speedlights than the shutter speed. Cheers.

7000-4life · #8 (**permalink**) 10-24-2009, 11:10 AM

HI moayad
Maybe i'll try that next time

thanks for the tip

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