first and foremost, thnx for all the comments and critiques. much more helpful on here. =p Quote:
Originally Posted by Mananetwork
(Post 7274438)
Did you have another light on excluding the flashes?!
| nope. it was around f/11, iso100, 1/125 i think so the ambient would've been killed. strictly the studio strobes only. hence i didn't understand how it had mixed color temp. sources. maybe the main light and the background lights were different colored? the main light was just a single big light in a huge octabox. Quote:
Originally Posted by J____
(Post 7274483)
great first shoot!
here's my critique on improvement. The lighting is very flat. very high key without shadows makes it look photo booth-ish. move the key to an angle with no reflector or throw a backlight +2 stops opposite the key. Also there is a bit too much headroom, makes the model look short. cut it down or even crop the top of her head to give the allusion of height.
good luck!
| right. shadow gives more detail. for some strange reason i kept on thinking how to get rid of the shadows. the main light wasn't at a sufficient angle i guess. and thnx for the tip on cropping. i keep trying to align one of the crosses (of the 1/3s) on her eye (not this particular photo). Quote:
Originally Posted by Senna4ever
(Post 7274580)
I'm going to second J_____ and say the lighting is way too flat...too reminiscent of a product shoot. Is her jewelry made from polished stones or gemstones? If they are, they look dead, and any metal looks flat too. The bracelet looks like brushed metal, so that's ok, but there should be some sparkle in the necklace, I'm thinking. Using lights of differing colour temps gave you some strange colour casts too. Overall the subject is a bit on the cool side - maybe warm her up by 500k ~ 1000k or so? The disembodied right hand bothers me a bit...I think her right hand should have been in the shot.
...and yes, you most certainly should invest in a colour calibration device. Once you calibrate your monitor, you can then obtain the ICC profile of the printer that is printing your work.
:)
| actually, this shoot was for a jewelry company. the jewelry is actually very cheap and i don't any are actual gemstones. still, the metal should be less flat like you said. throughout the entire shoot i had to keep reminding myself that this is not a model-centric shoot, as i wasted time re-doing shots which did not showcase the jewelry well enough.
i'm totally stumped as for the (mixed) color cast problem... reversing the logic ... is my monitor too warm so it looks ok to me? Also, are there any books or sites on posing? unless it was strangely un-natural or weird, i can't tell if it's a natural or good pose. i guess this also has to do with the angle of the photogapher (me).
i guess i'll really have to cough up the $200 for a spyder =(.
thnx again. | 