My first portrait
Uploaded: October 16, 2005
My first attempt at a portrait. I did a little fix up in Photoshop - fixed a little acne, levels adjustment. Any comments appreciated.
Gary A. Meier October 16, 2005
Great job Joseph! #327743Michelle R. Kovach October 16, 2005
She's a very pretty girl! The only thing I would suggest is a little bit of a head tilt to her closest shoulder to make the angles more interesting. #1958927Joseph Rutsky October 16, 2005
Thanks, I'll try that. #1958962Rhonda Smith October 16, 2005
Looks great Joseph and I think what Michelle said sounds like a nice touch :~) #1959115Karen Lewis-Gunn October 17, 2005
Very well done Joseph! Portraits are hard work, but you have made it look easy! What type of lighting did you use? #1959627Joseph Rutsky October 17, 2005
Last year, I bought a cheap set of strobes to try out. This is really the first time that I have used them. I still have a lot to learn. I am thinking of trying the Nikon lighting system with reflectors for fill and seeing how that works out. It would make setting up in my living room a lot easier.Oh, I put up a muslin background on one wall of my living room and set up the lights around that. #1960773
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