High key lighting portraits

[gooseberry]

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

#1


#2

[colin_12]

I like the reflections Gooseberry.
Regards Colin

[garlino]

Really nice....

As colin said the reflections are great.

Care to tell us your lighting setup???

[Geoff]

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

[Alex]

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

Alex

[sirhc55]

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]

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.

[gooseberry]

Thanks all for the comments and feedback.

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.

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.