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[Deleted member 34016]

I'm a wildlife photographer mostly- the weather is bad, thought I'd give my studio lights a run out so to speak

Here's Elle

Thanks for looking


Les

 

[Brazo]

Nothing wrong with the portrait Les but the fake backdrop is truly awful. (Sorry!)

I think your doing yourself a disservice here.

 

[Cobra]

but the fake backdrop is truly awful.

There's a back drop?

 

[flook999]

I don't mind the backdrop too much, but the pattern on her right knee draws my eye wickedly, had she been kneeling just before you shot? Nice image though, with a well selected colour palate

 

[Deleted member 34016]

Yes once I added it I did think it looked naff

Nothing wrong with the portrait Les but the fake backdrop is truly awful. (Sorry!)

I think your doing yourself a disservice here.

 

[Deleted member 34016]

Thank you. But I see the issue with the back drop . To be honest I never noticed the pattern on her knee.

I have more images. I'll post some tomorrow morning

I don't mind the backdrop too much, but the pattern on her right knee draws my eye wickedly, had she been kneeling just before you shot? Nice image though, with a well selected colour palate

 

[Phil V]

I’ve an issue with the lighting, it looks like 2 lights at 45deg and it causes irregular shadows.
Always start from the adage that there’s only one sun. That’s your key light.
Next is a fill, and the best place for that to look natural is at the camera position.

the good news is that you now have a reason to have another go

 

[Deleted member 34016]

I’ve an issue with the lighting, it looks like 2 lights at 45deg and it causes irregular shadows.
Always start from the adage that there’s only one sun. That’s your key light.
Next is a fill, and the best place for that to look natural is at the camera position.

the good news is that you now have a reason to have another go

Thank you Phil, I did indeed use 2 lights( Lencarta) and soft-boxes- I started with one main light @45 degrees and high and the fill I dialled down to 30%

I shall go back and try again

Les

 

[Deleted member 34016]

There's a back drop?

No Chris- that's the view from my studio overlooking the Somerset Levels mate

 

[Cobra]

No Chris- that's the view from my studio overlooking the Somerset Levels mate

You've not had much rain down there lately then Les?

 

[Phil V]

Thank you Phil, I did indeed use 2 lights( Lencarta) and soft-boxes- I started with one main light @45 degrees and high and the fill I dialled down to 30%

I shall go back and try again

Les

It’s a common mistake to place lights at both sides, a full light should be placed at the camera position.

I think there’s some good tutorial material on the Lencarta site about lighting patterns.

we have to remember that the point of the key light is to create shadows. And any subsequent lights are to fill shadows (so that needs to be from the camera position otherwise it creates a new set of shadows) and to create accent lights.

 

[Deleted member 34016]

You've not had much rain down there lately then Les?

I wish- most of the levels is covered in water

 

[Cobra]

I wish- most of the levels is covered in water

Pretty much the same around the Norfolk fens too!