 Douglas Easton |
Indoors on location/studio help
Doug
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W. |
Hi Doug, I think you need more light AND it needs to be diffused more. Try bouncing 3 powerful flashguns off white ceilings, and one - via a reflector as 'softbox' - as main light on your model. A reflector on her other side may open up/soften any remaining shadows. Shoot RAW for max flexibility in PP and image quality.
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Mark Feldstein |
Greetings Doug. I'm not sure you need more light instead of using what you've got somewhat more effectively. While it could be my monitor, IMHO, 2,3,4 are a bit overexposed. Also, you have no shadows. It strikes me as too flat. As WS said, softbox might work but you still need some shadow areas. Reflectors are really useful as WS said, white and black fill cards made of fomecore work well. AND before adding much shadow area, you should find out what kind of window your printer allows you for differences between shadow and highlights. Some can printers, depending on their press capabilities, can capture a 4 or maybe even 5 stop range, others can't. Also, not to be hypercritical, and I understand the limits of the gals you're working with, but it's up to you to direct them patiently. So look at their hand positions. Buried deep in a pocket without fingers showing, pulling their collars up over their faces, slouching, etc., isn't a good look. Get some fashion mags like Vogue and see how they pose models. It's all in the details. Lastly, for what it's worth, get a level for your camera or tripod and start using it. It'll help prevent your walls from keystoning in or out of the shot like a couple of them here. Or, when you set-up and check the viewfinder, look carefully and crop out the keystoning. OR use a viewfinder with a grid system, like the Nikon Type R finder or something like that to help you line up verticals. There's nothing at all wrong with what you've got here, but it needs some fine tuning. Practice, practice practice.
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W. |
Yeah, grid viewfinders are really useful for keeping horizons horizontal and perpendiculars perpendicular. Yet, confined spaces sometimes leave little alternative for the use of wide angle. And that is bound to bring out perspective distortion.
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