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Week 3 - Hannah
Week 3 - Hannah
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Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
Location: Home
Date: Feb 10, 2008
Aperture: f8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Feb 10, 2008

Viewed: 466
Comments: 18
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 My daughter. Still working on portraits. This is with a flash through an umbrella 45 deg to left of camera and above her head. 2nd flash behind her to the right and reflecting off of the wall. Yellow table cloth over window as backlight. I think I need a reflecter down low to get rid of the shadows below her chin. She has a dark maroon coat and hat on, which almost totally went black....even in the color version.

Converted to B&W in PSE5.

If anyone could let me know what the proper or better locations of light sources, when you only have two flashes, should be.

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 03/26/2008 09:35:56 PM
a delightful smile and a wonderful pose - i am just not sure of how close the background tone is to her skin tone
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 02/24/2008 08:24:53 AM
I'm learning about fixed/flash lighting as well and have so far found that a great setup for one pose doesn't work for a slightly different one so there is no magic setup - I think you got it just about right and as has been said the shadows are soft and add to the shot rather than detract imho.

Am not a fan of the totally black hat and coat but agree it does frame her face well. I doubt Hannah is a fan of her freckles but I'd have liked them a little more prominent.

Great shot btw :)
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 02/23/2008 06:26:44 PM
This is one sweet little lady with a REAL smile! Excellent Black & White! A pure treasure from the LORD! :) You are blessed as well! :)
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 02/19/2008 02:24:33 PM
Lighting's really good to accentuate her properly. Nice job.
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 02/17/2008 01:18:15 AM
Simple, honest and vibrant. Lighting is good enough to make me think redhead.
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 02/16/2008 11:22:28 AM
Beautiful portrait! Lighting is good :)
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 02/15/2008 10:15:51 AM
She is so cute! Great smile and I love her eyes. Since this is more of a posed thing rather than a candid, I'd rather not see the hair covering her left eye. Her eyes are beautiful and moving the hair a bit helps them get even more attention.
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 02/14/2008 01:30:53 AM
Nice portrait, the eyes really pop. I don't see any harsh shadows so I don't think thats really an issue.
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 02/13/2008 11:19:30 AM
You teach me that eye contact is important and overcomes many difficulties when taking portraits.
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 02/12/2008 08:57:13 PM
I love the eyes. Nice capture.
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 02/12/2008 07:30:00 PM
I think you have done a pretty good job with lighting here. Your thought on a reflector (or any white board or paper for that matter) towards the right side is a good idea.
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 02/12/2008 11:19:03 AM
Adorable! Love the angle and the focus.
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 02/12/2008 05:00:52 AM
She has an enchanting and delightful smile! I like the pose you captured and in my opinion you're doing pretty well with the lighting. There are a lot of good portrait folks here on DPC - I'm sure they can give you some excellent advice.
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 02/12/2008 02:57:23 AM
Nice portrait! I like the simplicity.
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 02/11/2008 10:20:25 PM
Jeff, she is precious! I think you did a great job. I'm trying to figure out the best location to place lights too. So I hope some of the portrait wizards, like Sonifo, will chirp in and offer their 2-cents. I'll be checking back on this one.

But I think this looks gorgeous just as it is too. I think TWMax may be right too. A total lack of any kind of shadows may make a portrait look a little flat.

As for me, I still stick to natural light whenever I can, but I'd love to learn more about indoor lighting.

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 02/11/2008 12:59:31 AM
lovely photo and lovely girl. image is great. only nit i have is the bit of light at the upper right corner
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 02/10/2008 05:14:04 PM
Like the way her dark hat and dark coat frame her face. Nice pose. Eyes are nice and sharp, wonder if selectively sharpening up nose/cheek freckles just a tiny bit would be useful.
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 02/10/2008 03:16:29 PM
Nice portrait of your daughter. There are really minimal shadows, and they aren't hard, so think the lighting is good. Sometimes the total lack of shadows flattens the look too much.I especially like the sharpness/clarity of her eyes. The light out of focus background is perfect for her dark clothes.
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