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by **Jonesy** on Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:01 am

Ok well afetr a big day of Karting I decided it was time to head to the studio.

(I have just purchased some 300w studio lights (cheap ones) to play with.) But i have a friend who has his own studio in his backyard. So with 2 500w flash/lights with softboxes and a couple a local radio anouncers (one being my sister and the other my old co-host from my radio days) Here are my efforts.

Didn't really have much of an idea what to do but thought its a good start, now I have my own lights I can work from here.... Don't worry - NO self portraits!

fire away... please

Cheers
Jonesy

by **Jonesy** on Mon Jul 24, 2006 3:08 pm

are they that bad :?:

by **gstark** on Mon Jul 24, 2006 3:22 pm

Jonesy wrote:are they that bad

Yes.

Seriously ....

I'd like to see you play with the positioning of the light sources just a little more. For instance, in the first two, I think you've tried to equally balance the two light sources evenly, one on each side.

The problem I see with that is that it's just a bit too flat, and leads to a lack of shaping and modelling on your subjects. Try moving one of the lights further away from the models, so that the light sources become less equal.

This should add an element of depth to the lighting. Look at the difference in the lighting on the third image, and you'll see what I mean.

I hope.

See how that goes.

In the third one, the composition does nothing for me; there's ereally no context to the poses, and they're each only half a person. Something in someone's hands, the models interacting with one another ....

by **Glen** on Mon Jul 24, 2006 3:47 pm

Jonesy, agree with Gary but would further add that 1) seems to lead in to the arms but the elbows aren't there. 2) you cropped the guys head and 3) like the DOF but too arty for me, seems like two half bodies but I like where it is going, would like a different crop. Good effort

by **Raskill** on Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:45 pm

gstark wrote:
Jonesy wrote:are they that bad

Yes.

Seriously ....

Thats a bit harsh! Do you mean they are seriously bad..... or they are bad, but seriously... :wink:

I can't comment to much. I like the OOF shot with your sister at the front. I wouldn't cut of arms etc or tops of heads, people tend to notice them missing.

Is the radio station Star FM? We have one in Central West NSW with the same name.

Good luck with the studio shots in the future. Practice makes perfect.

by **gstark** on Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:49 pm

Raskill wrote:
gstark wrote:
Jonesy wrote:are they that bad

Yes.

Seriously ....

Thats a bit harsh! Do you mean they are seriously bad..... or they are bad, but seriously...

None of the above. (I've seen a lot worse. )

These are bad, but in a good way, but seriously ....

by **BBJ** on Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:15 pm

Marcus, just as we was talking about this at the Karts and well must have inspired you a bit to have a go at it, and well something we need to play sometime. I know who the ugly one is there :lol: