first try..

alright guys tell me what ya think of this portrait.

thanks
- ethan

 

Personally, I cant think of anything wrong with it, other than it just being kind of....well staged, but obviously thats because it is.....haha

Nice.

 

The exposure is spot on, it looks great. I like the backdrop.
What was your setup?

 

thanks guys.
ummm shot with one flash, bounced.... pretty much itt

 

looks really good for first try, looks a little soft

 

right, it just looked a little soft due to the skin smoothing

 

use caution on the face....cheeks, forehead, chin..... maybe.?

 

Come out so well......Mike

 

I was going to say its flat but then u wrote that -->

so it explains that.

 

what exactly does flat mean?
like if i were to of had another flash, how does it make it un-flat?

sorry, im not used to portraits so i dont know what some of this stuff means lol

 

I believe he means the lack of shadows produces a lack of dimension => flat

 

ohh ok
well the main reason their is no shadows is because thats not a real backdrop.
i took that like almost in the kitchen in my house and downloaded a backdrop pack off deviant art and photoshopped it in.
lol i thought somebody would have noticed by now or somethinn