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I think #2 would look better by fixing the tilt and cropping from the elbow up (showing about 1/3 the beam on the right and a few inches below her elbow).

Joe
 
The lighting looks good too. My suggestion would be to play around with the composition a little. Don't always make the eyes or face the center of your image-- remember that rule of thirds and all. Often eyes look pretty cool in portraits when they're located on one of those intersecting thirds lines.
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Great pics! Like them both. Mind revealing your lighting on these?

Nice job
Jonna
 
ChefZiggy said:
Nice lighting. What did you use? Looks like a softbox although
the catchlight implies a brolly box, maybe?
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Thanks, and you're right. I'm using a 40" Lastolite Umbrella Box with an SB-800. I love it.

Dave
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'Now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb' - Dark Helmet

David Sammonds
LentoLux Photography
http://www.lentoluxphotography.com
Baton Rouge, LA
 
dogwood said:
The lighting looks good too. My suggestion would be to play around
with the composition a little. Don't always make the eyes or face
the center of your image-- remember that rule of thirds and all.
Often eyes look pretty cool in portraits when they're located on
one of those intersecting thirds lines.
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thanks, I'll keep that in mind in the future.

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'Now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb' - Dark Helmet

David Sammonds
LentoLux Photography
http://www.lentoluxphotography.com
Baton Rouge, LA
 
JonnaKoo said:
Great pics! Like them both. Mind revealing your lighting on these?

Nice job
Jonna
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Thanks alot. The key light was a 40" umbrella box, with an SB-800 shooting into it, which I fired remotely. The kicker was a large open window.

Dave

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'Now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb' - Dark Helmet

David Sammonds
LentoLux Photography
http://www.lentoluxphotography.com
Baton Rouge, LA
 
about the 1st one, and feel the 2nd would be better with more empty space camera left, and less wall camera right. Lighting is otay.

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Regards, Phillip @ Keepsake,

I've never carried bags for anyone, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night ;)
 
Dave,

Nice images. Beautiful girl. I wanted to comment on the background, especially in the 2nd image. While the pretty girl against gritty/urban background is often quite effective, something isn't quite working for me in this image. I personally found the background to be somewhat overpowering and distracting from the subject.

Take care,

-- Rob
 
pfiltz said:
about the 1st one, and feel the 2nd would be better with more empty
space camera left, and less wall camera right. Lighting is otay.
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Yes, the 2nd one is getting re-cropped, since this copy is not cropped at all. I like the first one...the one eye gives it an incomplete feeling and her slight smile gives a hint of playfullness....it came out better than I'd expected.

Thanks.
Dave

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'Now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb' - Dark Helmet

David Sammonds
LentoLux Photography
http://www.lentoluxphotography.com
Baton Rouge, LA
 
DaveTheGreat said:
pfiltz said:
about the 1st one, and feel the 2nd would be better with more empty
space camera left, and less wall camera right. Lighting is otay.
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Yes, the 2nd one is getting re-cropped, since this copy is not
cropped at all. I like the first one...the one eye gives it an
incomplete feeling and her slight smile gives a hint of
playfullness....it came out better than I'd expected.
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I meant to add: Do you just not like the pose? I'm not sure what I could have done to make that pose any better.

Dave

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'Now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb' - Dark Helmet

David Sammonds
LentoLux Photography
http://www.lentoluxphotography.com
Baton Rouge, LA
 
RJR said:
Dave,
Nice images. Beautiful girl. I wanted to comment on the
background, especially in the 2nd image. While the pretty girl
against gritty/urban background is often quite effective, something
isn't quite working for me in this image. I personally found the
background to be somewhat overpowering and distracting from the
subject.
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Hmm, I'm not sure what you mean. Are you referring to the background or the post? And by overpowering, do you think it's too bright? Too detailed? I guess it could get slightly darker and still retain enough detail to show the location, but not much.

Thanks,
Dave
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'Now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb' - Dark Helmet

David Sammonds
LentoLux Photography
http://www.lentoluxphotography.com
Baton Rouge, LA
 
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