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A couple more with my experiments learning about lighting - I should crop the lower area more, but I was so chuffed the reflections came out that I left them in these final crops

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I like the reflections Gooseberry.
Regards Colin

Really nice....

As colin said the reflections are great.

Care to tell us your lighting setup???

Nice work.
I'd be keen on seeing and learning about your setup too.

A vote from me too! Love the reflections and the lighting overall.

Alex

Gooseberry - I can only reiterate what those before me have said.

#2 - this is a classic example pose that would have had superb impact if shot from a distance so that the model only appeared in 1/3rd of the photo and smaller. White space has a tremendous impact on the ”feel” of a photo and in this case would have given a ”lonely” approach to the whole image.

What Chris says about the second image is 110% correct.

Beyond that, the air of defiance, almost, that I'm getting from the model n thos shot also suggest to me that it will also work with a much tighter crop too, which makes this a really, reallly, realllly good image.

Thanks all for the comments and feedback.

sirhc55 wrote:Gooseberry - I can only reiterate what those before me have said.

#2 - this is a classic example pose that would have had superb impact if shot from a distance so that the model only appeared in 1/3rd of the photo and smaller. White space has a tremendous impact on the ”feel” of a photo and in this case would have given a ”lonely” approach to the whole image.

gstark wrote:What Chris says about the second image is 110% correct.

Beyond that, the air of defiance, almost, that I'm getting from the model n thos shot also suggest to me that it will also work with a much tighter crop too, which makes this a really, reallly, realllly good image.

Chris and Gary,
Thanks for the feedback - yeah, I was toying with the idea of cropping closer or leaving it looser when I was reviewing the second shot. Think I'll post a wider version of that one with more white space to compare. Really appreciate your feedback and comments.


Oh, and for the setup, fairly simple - something reflective on the floor to create the reflection, one main light to light the model from the front and a couple of lights to light up and totally overexpose the background.