A couple senior girls

[ewick]

All your shots are great. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Samerr9]

Simply great work! I am really impressed with the lighting from one single bare flash..

But I have a question, if you don't mind. It is your mother holding the flash, How come she is positioning it very accurately to get minimal or/and interesting shadows? I would really appriciate the tip that makes her position the flash that good.

Thank you for sharing such good work, Keep it up and surely would like to see more

 

[Designer]

Simply great work! I am really impressed with the lighting from one single bare flash..

But I have a question, if you don't mind. It is your mother holding the flash, How come she is positioning it very accurately to get minimal or/and interesting shadows? I would really appriciate the tip that makes her position the flash that good.

Thank you for sharing such good work, Keep it up and surely would like to see more

Uh, I think it is not HIS mother, but the mothers of the girls. He is skilled at directing novice flash holders how and where to direct the light, which is yet another valuable skill.

 

[Designer]

Hi Tire.. Thank you.

I'm shooting this fall stuff around 1.5 hours before sunset, so I have to keep it simple. We're hit'n and run'n as we go. Mom's are holding my 550 in their hands, powered at around 1/8th power. I'm shooting usually with a 300 f4 on a tripod. Boom Boom move to another location, and/or pose / outfit.

I'm usually shooting around 60th of a second to let that ambient blend in over the shadows if there are any. I normally hand meter all my shots, but in the fall session, I don't have the time.

Pretty much it really.

Amazing skill and direction. Thank you for the technical details as well.

 

[PhillipM]

Ewick / Designer / Sam... Thank you.

Sam, all senior's must bring a parent or gaurdian with them to my sessions. I talk with the moms where to move, based on what I want. I've shot so much with this setup, it's like throwing on a pair of pants... You just know after a while. Since I'm not hand metering, I just chip it real quick. Too hot? Mom, move back 3 feet. Not enough? Mom move up 2 feet, and move to your left 1 foot.

First thing I ALWAYS look at is my background details, then start to place them, and pose them, then light them.

Simple stuff. Hope that helps..

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[thetrue]

How much is the ransom for #25? Lol

 

[PhillipM]

How much is the ransom for #25? Lol

LOL

I'll let you know when mom places her order later ...

One of my favs. It's on my wall here.

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AB800 w/sb

 

[tirediron]

I hate you!

 

[jwbryson1]

These are SO GOOD! Love them! Are you boosting the color saturation a bit? My only miniscule nit is a bit oversaturated in a few of the shots, but that's me looking for something to nit pic about. I love these shots.

 

[PhillipM]

I hate you!

hahahahah

Don't go hate'n

Shot this 2 days ago.. Sweet girl

AB400 w/sb mom with windshield reflector...

JW, thanks. I run a plugin called Virtual Photographer. It kicks the colors some. I run it on a 2nd layer, then mask in what I want back. I use the "ambience" filter within it. I've been using it for like 10 years or so.

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Natural light. Standing in a 3' wide alley type of thing. She's holding my windshield reflector below for fill.

 

[SamiJoSchwirtz]

Love them all!!!!

 

[MLeeK]

This is some gorgeous work.
Why is it that they all seem really soft on the eyes? I think your lens is off on it's focus. The leaves are in focus in the last two.

 

[SamiJoSchwirtz]

Yeah I noticed that too, still great work. Just maybe try making the eyes pop more.

 

[CherylL]

Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing the technical details.

 

[Mully]

Very nice images... I really like the clean look to all of them.