Jess

Granddad · Nov 5, 2016

One from a shoot I did this morning, checking out my new long softbox with grid. High end of low key?
Softbox model left, speedlight behind and reflector model right. I have others that are more low key with black reflector camera right but this is the first one I processed. Comments and suggestions welcome.

tirediron · Nov 5, 2016

Very nice GD! Purely under the heading of 'nit picks' I think I would be inclined to drop the highlights just a hair, say 1/3 stop at most, and I think a bit of hair light would have helped too. Her crown is getting a bit lost in the background here, but overall, nicely done!

FITBMX · Nov 5, 2016

Very nicely done.
I will leave the lighting C&C to those that know better than I.

cauzimme · Nov 6, 2016

Great job ! I agree with tirediron, I would have add a little bit of light on the top of her hair, or try dodging, just a little since we are loosing hair on the black background. Also, drop a little the highlight on her neck so her face and neck are more equal color looking if that make sense ? And next time, no black shirt on a black background

Granddad · Nov 7, 2016

Thanks guys, all tips and suggestions taken on board for the rest of the processing. I'll be posting a a re-edit and a couple more soon.
Re the hair light, I've painted in more light in LR and it makes a difference, also dropped the highlights a little. I did notice the dark top of her head during the shoot, this was one of the first shots and as soon as I noticed I raised the strip box higher. It would probably have been better if I'd had her tilt her head towards the light instead of away from it. As for the black T shirt on a black background, my primary goal for the first part of the shoot was experimenting with low key light so in this particular instance I think it was acceptable.

Edited to add the photo with suggested edits: