Fashion shoot
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A bit OTT ? Hmm, sorry doesn't appeal to my tastes - very noisy image, no distinction between his hair and the background, and my eyes are drawn to his brighter than white sneakers. Unfortunately, as you have shot in JPEG, and not RAW, you aren't going to be able to do any major post-processing without causing significant artifacts or noise.
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I would redo these outside
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If the flash wasn't working then i would have taken the shoot outside.
The shadows are an issue, just wandering if they would be less evident if the subject wasn't as close to the background, if the light source was a bit further away it might also lessen the wall / floor highlighting !?! I would have thought that with the continuous lighting the shadows should have been fairly evident before taking the shot !?!
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None of them really work for me I'm afraid. As has already been mentioned, lighting, grain, softness, it all adds up and really has a negative impact on these shots.
I'll echo the above comments about taking the shoot outside.
I'll echo the above comments about taking the shoot outside.
Firstly you say i had enough light
then you said i dont
then you said i dont and should have shot outside ?
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Firstly you say i had enough light
then you said i dont
then you said i dont and should have shot outside ?
See where I said. Is enough enough.. Thats retarded me for you. I meant to say Is NOT enough.
Same,^^... You also need to get a non-dodgy SB600 and Non-dodgy monitor, and shoot in RAW, No idea why anyone would NOT shoot in raw
And on a side note, read your camera's manual, i still refer to mine from time to time.
Before worrying about lighting etc, you're shooting with quite a wide angle lens quite high up. It's really obvious and putting the model out of proportion. You could really do with shooting at a longer focal length and from lower down. Look through your viewfinder at the same height you shot those, and slowly move lower, watching how the distortion and POV effects the model.
Try doing that outside where you don't have to worry about lighting first. When you're comftable you understand what it does move back into the studio, but use one light only. Learn how the light falls in different positions with different modifiers (Though I suggest starting with a big softbox because it's the most forgiving - work your way onto harder lights later). When you're happy with understanding one light then move onto two if you feel it nessecary. You'd be surprised how much fashion work is done with nothing more than a single octa/umbrella and some polyboards.
Try doing that outside where you don't have to worry about lighting first. When you're comftable you understand what it does move back into the studio, but use one light only. Learn how the light falls in different positions with different modifiers (Though I suggest starting with a big softbox because it's the most forgiving - work your way onto harder lights later). When you're happy with understanding one light then move onto two if you feel it nessecary. You'd be surprised how much fashion work is done with nothing more than a single octa/umbrella and some polyboards.
Given the studio already has flashes, I'd suggest buying a set of cheap radio triggers off fleabay to fire them. Or failing that, get a PC lead and trigger them with that. I'd not mess about with an on-camera flash to fire them
As others have said, you need to try and get the subject further from the background if possible to lose the shadow.
You've also got too much light falling on the background in most of the shots. Getting further from the background will help with that - or move the lights in closer and turn them down.
As others have suggested, try shooting raw. That will give you more control with the WB issues. That said, setting the WB to tungsten should have got somewhere close if you were just using the modelling lamps.
Finally, were the images underexposed and have you boosted the exposure in post processing? If you have, that will increase the grain that shows up.
As others have said, you need to try and get the subject further from the background if possible to lose the shadow.
You've also got too much light falling on the background in most of the shots. Getting further from the background will help with that - or move the lights in closer and turn them down.
As others have suggested, try shooting raw. That will give you more control with the WB issues. That said, setting the WB to tungsten should have got somewhere close if you were just using the modelling lamps.
Finally, were the images underexposed and have you boosted the exposure in post processing? If you have, that will increase the grain that shows up.
Don't think the "studio" had strobes he could use - if they did I would expect them to provide the trigger for the camera hotshoe ( most decent studios normally would ). He was intending to use speedlights ( flashes ) for his lighting, but they didn't work.
Personally I think you're trying to run before you can walk.
Clearly you enjoy your photography, which is great, but I'd honestly go back to basics and work on composition and really getting to know your camera.
Then move on to ensuring your monitor is setup correctly before trying more complex post-processing and studio lighting techniques.
It'll come, but don't force it.
Clearly you enjoy your photography, which is great, but I'd honestly go back to basics and work on composition and really getting to know your camera.
Then move on to ensuring your monitor is setup correctly before trying more complex post-processing and studio lighting techniques.
It'll come, but don't force it.