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Little Miss Sunshine


 

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Little Miss Sunshine
This is one of my favorite portraits of this little girl. She is full of so much spunk. Thanks for looking.
ISO 200 - 1/125 @ f/8. Three light high key set up, with 2 on background and third for main light, with large white foam core reflecting for fill. Then converted to B&W in PSCS 2.

Michelle Mondeau

  
 
 

Donna La Mattino Pagakis 		 

Very cute, great expression and tones!


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December 08, 2007

 

Michelle Mondeau 		  Thanks Donna. This expression is truly her! She just cracks me up every time I photograph her.

By the way, love your gallery! You have some really beautiful portraits in there.


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December 08, 2007

 

Jayme S. Hall 		 
 
 
Michelle- you really captured some personality with this one :) As for the exposure, it's much better but it looks like she got into the back lights a little. She's kind of glowing around the edges :) But it looks cute. Adds some sparkle :) Sometimes I use 2 large white book-end type reflectors. Easy to build out of PVC pipe & white lining cloth. They break down for easy storage & travel too. John Siskin has posted a picture of some he built. Take a look. Here's a small copy.


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December 10, 2007

 

Michelle Mondeau 		  she was definitely all over the place in these shots! Personality is what this little girl is.
Because I have such a small space to shot in I often have problems with the younger kids wondering too far back towards the light or too close to me! I have about a 2 foot square space that they can stand in and the lights be perfect. But how many toddles are going to stay in such a tiny area? I saw the reflectors that John put up and have to agree that these would help a lot, but until I move to my new place in January, I really don't have the room for them. You would be amazed how pack I am in my tiny little garage studio with all my equipment and props, not to mention everything else that is kept out there. Honestly though, I will be making some of those reflectors in the very near future.


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December 11, 2007

 

Jayme S. Hall 		  Yeap, they do wander, don't they :) The great thing about these light panels is that if you don't glue them together (which they are very tight & don't really need glued) you can break them down in @2 minutes & store them in one of your light stand bags. I confess, I use mine very frequently, I store mine put together behind my backdrop. They fit back there nicely against the wall :) I have found that with toddlers, using 2 light panels clamped together like bookends, works even better than a 2nd large softbox. It gives me more shooting area & them more area to wander :) And I effectively get about the same light in each shot.


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December 11, 2007

 
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