GINA
by jwillerton

Comment:
Lighting: 1 overhead 6' softbox. 2 kicker lights at 45 degrees each side. 1 Alien Bee (1600) with beauty-dish for the key light & a Lastolite Tri-lite reflector (tri-flector). I also have two large cutters to stop flare.

Lots of time balancing everything and what not...

CANDICE
by jwillerton

Comment:
I find it interesting that it is very obvious from everyone's comments...who has no idea how to take & evaluate a studio portrait and its lighting techniques. But I think I have fooled everyone with my lighting set-up....and I'm keeping it a secret. ha!

This actually did really well...and I'm happy to see so many people liked it as well. I wish it did better...but my hensel lights in my LR just don't have the same spectral range as the main studio...which I shot GINA in:



Message edited by author 2008-10-08 00:24:11.

Master of Ceremonies
by JBHale

Comment:
Very cool perspective. Fantastic backlighting effect. Too bad the audience looks a little bored...but that isn't your fault. Great work.

devotion
by figaro

Comment:
Wish this was B&W. Great Candid.

Simply Red
by LalliSig

Comment:
Love the eyes. I like how you used the sun and even allowed it to bleed past the subject. Very neat effect.

pirouette
by krnodil

Comment:
This shot strikes me right away as "elegant" and didn't even come across as IR until I read that from your comments. Everyone seems a little stumped as to how to help on this one. I can't really say I can help either. Perhaps this is because the issue is with your composition, yet the subject itself is very difficult to compose and no one can really visualize how to adjust your camera position. My suggestion is to go back to the plant and move around your camera until you find a nice composition that makes a lot of leading lines and diagonals...this should produce a similar shot that will speak more strongly to viewers.

I hope this helps.

Tatt Me
by ingridblue

Comment:
I think this image had great potential. I like the subject and the girl is very cute...so I don't think that was the real problem. I would like to see the colors improved a little (mentioned below). I am also left wanting a little more sharpness. Lastly, I think if you had just inched over a little to your left the composition would have benefited...I just would like to see a little more of the tattooing.

Fairy Dust
by JuliBoc

Comment:
Julianne - I'm not sure I can add any more than what has already been said below. I can understand if this image speaks to you, as I have a few that speak to me but nobody else. Unfortunately, this never translates into a matching score. If you want a better score, reference the below technical comments...but if you are happy with it and I think you are...be proud of it and ignore the narrow opinions that are the majority of DPC voting.

Sarah
by jwillerton

Comment:


The original image. As you can see...the hair is much more prominent in the color version.

Sarah
by jwillerton

Comment:
I meant that the effect from my lighting is not as prominent when I convert to B&W...and the white background further reduces the effect the lighting has on the image. If the background were black...we would have a slightly different conversation...and the highlights would be even more distracting.