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Hi all, i was thinking earlier yesterday of using a spotlight to very minimally light a subject. so last night i got a tiny halogen desk lamp & the mrs and...oii u sit there for a min.
ended up taking around 120shots, mostly B & W but a few colour, this was my choice of the colour shot .. yes it is meant to be very soft, i was hand holding my 50mm 1.8 with a speed of about 1/15-1/25 ...
i darkened it all down and on the 2nd one please tell me if my gradient layer works or not
Thanks
Jeremy

Sorry but it doesnt work for me.. it kinda looks like a head that is floating as the rest of her is too dark...

you may spank me now...

Bindii wrote:you may spank me now...

You'd enjoy that way too much.

Rather than use a spotlight, might I suggest a candle, or pehaps two?

If you're using 2, keep the second one out of your image.

The first one semi works, the second of these looks too thin and pasty.

thanks for comments
i think the candle idea is good, will try that next time
i spose i could lighten the whole lot up a bit, i just like dark and evil....infact any evil sort of image is wat i love

Jeremy - of the two I prefer #2 - #1 is too disassociated, whereas #2 keeps a low profile tonality