Given the circumstances I like the lighting as well. The direct flash does give you that fifties "Speed Graphic look." That's a good thing at times.
> On 4/18/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Frank, > > I missed this the first time through as well. I like the crop and the > > pose. It's an interesting shot of an interesting person. However, I'm > > not very fond of the direct flash effect. Was the ceiling low enough > > for a bounce here? That might serve you better. > > No, bounce flash wasn't an option. It was taken in an old > warehouse/factory loft, and the ceilings were at least 16 feet, and > dark wood to boot. > > I shot with my 135mm, so I was some distance from her, and I don't > think with my flash, bounce would have provided enough light at that > distance, with that ceiling. > > Since it was a candid shot, studio flashes and umbrellas (which I > neither own nor know how to use) were not an option. > > Glad that you liked it, other than the lighting. Thanks for commenting. > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson >
