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That’s great, thanks. I have a roll of charcoal so I could experiment with a bit of texture in post.

Also, what backdrop is that you are using. I like it. What sort of space do you work in. Do you have dedicated space or set up in your living room etc?

No 3 is my favorite but I’d be over the moon if I’d managed to capture any of these. I have the same dream re styled shoots etc but the trouble I have is that my little girl will not wear anything we ask her to and dresses herself every day. As you can imagine, the outfits are not always...

Oh and I’ve also tried adding friends to the mix. It does help a little but not as much as you’d like. Other people’s children are much much easier!

Sorry, I didn’t see this. It was ikea and I stained it with wood stain from wilkos. Just a warning, they are not sturdy enough for sitting on which had been the original intention.

Why is it so hard? She'll pose like a pro for anyone else but for me she'll just mess about. This was about the best I could salvage. My little Christmas ballerina. by leega, on Flickr

My daughter is really excited for Halloween this year so thought I’d capture her in her Halloween outfits. She wasn’t being too co-operative (as usual) but thought these were decent. Cheesy quotes added just for fun! Batgirl by leega, on Flickr Wicked by leega, on Flickr

Yes that’s good advice. I’m stuck in a rut of the same lighting position every time because it produces easy results that look decent and I don’t have a lot of room. But my “studio” (6x4m garden room) will be ready in three weeks so hoping I can get a bit more creative. Ceiling height is low but...

Thank you, yes it is my own daughter. The lovely quiet pose hides the reality of the situation. It was incredibly difficult to get her to pose at all. There might have been some bribery involved and an awful lot of frustration on my part.

Yes, its a tellytubby. I think it's Lala. Bit more practice this time with pink. I'm trying to get better and part of that is trying to critique my own work. On the first one I can see lots to improve, the outfit, the crop, the toy, I do like the light on her face though. On this one, I like...

It’s hard to say if they are or aren’t without seeing any images. I have a good quality softbox and studio head and I can produce some awful work with it if it don’t put it in the right place. I’ve also produced very pleasing light with a flash in a cheap umbrella.

Thanks for your comments. I agree about the teddy. It’s cropped like that because the bottom of her dress was really colourful and I wanted it out the shot. Id rather she was wearing a different outfit and didn’t have such a bright toy but I was really just trying to get some nice lighting. I’m...

It's been a while since I got my lights out but in about a month I'll have a dedicated 6mx4m space for my photography so I thought I'd get the kit out again. I caught this capture and loved the light on her face. I was a little disappointed about the styling of her outfit, teddy etc and the...

Ah thanks. I don’t have need for the full kit though, probably only need one head and receiver. Possibly the stand too. Definitely don’t need the umbrellas. Would you be willing to split it?

Thanks Garry, that’s helpful. I noticed there aren’t as many options with the Lencarta flashes as there was when I bought my kit. They seem to be focusing on the Godex units now.