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We had a bit of a portrait session today. Light setup in first photo.



Lights fired via SB800 on camera bounced off ceiling at about 1/32 power. Screen used as diffuser. Metz in background used as hairlight. I would have liked a fill light or reflector camera right at front, but none available.



In hindsight, not happy with the choice of top for Alicia.





C&C appreciated.

Nice shots Patrick!
2nd image I'd like to see Alicia's face more evenly lit. Seems a little dark on HER left side. Fantastic you have Alex looking at you at the same time - not easy! Well done. Some more definition in Alicia's top would have been nice around the shoulders but not the be all and end all.

3rd image - Best one in the series - however on my calibrated laptop monitor it seems a litle too warm with the WB. What settings did u use for this/these shots? Flash WB or Auto? I've found that without tweaking the WB in PP, that when shooting with SB800 OFF camera that Auto WB can often (in my experience) be better. I guess this isn't always the case though.
Alicia's bicep region (her shirt) seems a little hot too, not a biggy - just a niggle.

4th shot - Cute! The shadows on Alicia's face on her left side let this down a bit but the intimacy and genuine happiness of this outweighs the technical hiccups.

Great to see you using the backdrop etc

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Thanks for the comments Geoff, and I agree, I needed some fill from Alicia's left side to fill in the shadows.

WB was on flash -3 (I remember what Gary was saying about auto WB with flash )

Our main limitation was lack of space. I should have had the main light further to the front in the absence of the fill light.

Here are some more (click on image for larger views)





In hindsight, I am not happy with the pose, but I was happy with the hairlight



and a B&W conversion

The b&w conversions are great, however the first colour version has an issue with the WB. The reposted colour pics are pretty much spot on in terms of colour and WB (it's still a tad yellow on my screen) but best way to judge it is to print it out.

In terms of lighting, I prefer the reposted pics. It just seems more evenly distributed which shows much nicer tones in the image.

The first portrait of Alicia and Mini Reach is fantastic. Eye contact from both is the keeper. I agree a more even light on Alicia's face would be nice.

Cheers