The lighting looks fine, if it was all just natural light! I'd have left a little more room around the model in the first two though.
To really make outdoor photos pop though, a flash gun would be ideal...it gives you so much control over the lighting...a definite if you are going to do a lot of this
Sorry, not qualified to give serious CC, but here are my thoughts :
Nos 1 & 2 looks pretty good.
Those white lights / dots in BG are distracting - quick & simple to remove.
No3 looks a bit washed out.
As purpleclouds says, flash would probably be good for improvement.
I really like the first two, I think the background actually looks ace and the colours are really vibrant. I know it's not much help for right now, but if you're after the bokeh background you could get a 50mm lens, I managed to get mine quite cheap from a chap on here, and it's fabulous! It's worth getting one (especially if you're poor like me haha!)
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xSitara;1335653 said:I'm getting my 50mm soon and i can't wait, i heard bokeh results are amazing with those lenses.
Thanks for your comment
You can get great bokeh with most lenses. I can't see your images but longer lenses and getting close to your subject make a big difference - also make sure your subject is as far away from the background as possible.
xSitara;1336569 said:Oh what? My pictures aren't coming up :/
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On the tighter portraits a reflector would be very handy. Puts just enough light back onto your subject's face and is controllable too. If you are on a budget you can use just a sheet of white card or you can also cover one with tin foil.
The lighting just looks a little flat because you are missing any kind of highlight/shadow detail and no catchlights in the eyes.
Hope that helps.
Hi xSitara,
I think these are a great start and I love the background in number 2.
If you still have time this morning before your shoot, do what AliB said and get your self a couple of bits of card and some tin foil.
They don't have to be huge, A4 will do.
Leave one plain and scrunch the tin foil up then wrap it round the other.
You can use them to bounce light back on to your models face.
Good luck for today...