I think these are my favorite photos so far, cc please

Jeanelle · Sep 4, 2011

These were taken today, and I am just really digging them. Let me know what you guys think.

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-0385 by Jeanelle Wright, on Flickr

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-0370 by Jeanelle Wright, on Flickr

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-0388 by Jeanelle Wright, on Flickr

tirediron · Sep 4, 2011

These are a nice set; well done. My only thought is that it have been even stronger if you'd increased your strobes by a stop or two and knocked down the background a bit. This way it would reduce the brightness of the background and force the eye to stay on the subject.

Jeanelle · Sep 4, 2011

tirediron said:
These are a nice set; well done. My only thought is that it have been even stronger if you'd increased your strobes by a stop or two and knocked down the background a bit. This way it would reduce the brightness of the background and force the eye to stay on the subject.

I wish that I had strobes, this is all just done with natural light. Thank you for liking them, I really respect your opinion!

tirediron · Sep 4, 2011

Jeanelle said:
tirediron said:

These are a nice set; well done. My only thought is that it have been even stronger if you'd increased your strobes by a stop or two and knocked down the background a bit. This way it would reduce the brightness of the background and force the eye to stay on the subject.

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I wish that I had strobes, this is all just done with natural light. Thank you for liking them, I really respect your opinion!

Sorry... missed some words there... " increased your light by using strobes". These (and your other set) are well done for having no fill lighting. Have you considered using reflectors?

Jeanelle · Sep 4, 2011

tirediron said:
Jeanelle said:

tirediron said:

These are a nice set; well done. My only thought is that it have been even stronger if you'd increased your strobes by a stop or two and knocked down the background a bit. This way it would reduce the brightness of the background and force the eye to stay on the subject.

Click to expand...

I wish that I had strobes, this is all just done with natural light. Thank you for liking them, I really respect your opinion!

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Sorry... the missed some words there... " increased your light by using strobes". These (and your other set) are well done for having no fill lighting. Have you considered using reflectors?

I have just some homemade type of reflectors. Maybe for Christmas the hubs can get me some!

Ballistics · Sep 4, 2011

These are fantastic.

tirediron · Sep 4, 2011

Jeanelle said:
tirediron said:

Jeanelle said:

I wish that I had strobes, this is all just done with natural light. Thank you for liking them, I really respect your opinion!

Click to expand...

Sorry... the missed some words there... " increased your light by using strobes". These (and your other set) are well done for having no fill lighting. Have you considered using reflectors?

Click to expand...

I have just some homemade type of reflectors. Maybe for Christmas the hubs can get me some!

You can do amazing things with DIY gear - even just posterboard works very well; you can pick up 24"x24" or even 24x48" sheets fom Staples or Office Depot for a coupe of dollars.

Jeanelle · Sep 5, 2011

That is what I have, but rarely find myself bringing it because I don't always have someone to hold it for me. I got one of the science fair thick poster boards that fold up in thirds so atleast it is easier to store.

WesternGuy · Sep 5, 2011

Jeanelle said:
That is what I have, but rarely find myself bringing it because I don't always have someone to hold it for me. I got one of the science fair thick poster boards that fold up in thirds so atleast it is easier to store.

Nice set...I have a suggestion...if you have one and are not using it for your camera, use your tripod to hold a reflector - a simple clamp to hold the reflector to one of the legs - I am sure you could work something out or use this: Wimberley Professional Photo Gear - The Plamp. If you are a do-it-yourselfer, then something like this would be easy to do... DIY Plamp #1 | Flickr - Photo Sharing! and might do the job - it would hold just about anything you had - read the reviews below the picture for more information. HTH.

Cheers,

WesternGuy