Shoot thru umbrella + speedlight = good times

[sam_justice]

Finnalllyyyy! My new shoot through umbrella arrived, just testing it out quickly and used my niece, this was the best pose as she was darting around, and had a very messy face. I am very happy with the lighting though.
C&C

 

[Robin Usagani]

look to dark to my taste from my monitor Sam.

 

[sam_justice]

look to dark to my taste from my monitor Sam.

I'm editing on my laptop and the brightness of this thing is all outta whack, this any better?

 

[eric-holmes]

Still dark and appears the wb is off.

 

[Village Idiot]

You need to bring it around or have a fill.

 

[Rosshole]

Keep shooting and trying new things with the light.

 

[sam_justice]

Just got into work and checked it on a normal monitor and it's so dark compared to my laptop. I've got some much nicer exposures from this that I'll post tomorrow when I get a chance.

 

[Village Idiot]

Also, don't be afraid to shoot bare.

 

[sam_justice]

How about this one?

 

[Derrel]

The first photo has a soft, rather weak-looking lighting effect common to many shoot-through umbrellas. Shoot-through umbrellas can waste about half, or more, of your light. Take a look at this photo and you can see what I mean. In smaller locations, they waste a lot of light, and cause an overall, sickly-looking fill-light that cuts down on contrast, leading to a weak, mushy-looking lighting effect, kind of like what is going on with this little girl.

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[Ron Evers]

I think the light should be higher up.

 

[reznap]

I think the light should be higher up.

Bingo.

Also I like the 2nd version of the first photo, OP. It could be a bit brighter but it's not bad imo.

 

[SrBiscuit]

lighting seems a bit flat.

wheres that epic thread about the kid with the food on his face lol.

 

[sam_justice]

I'm waiting for my softbox to arrive, I know shoot throughs are much better for full length body shots but thought I'd give it a try!

 

[Leilameat]

Sorry, the crusts ruin it for me. XD