2009/3/24 Doug Brewer <[email protected]>: > David Savage wrote: >> >> G'day All, >> >> Firstly thanks to all who took the time to look & comment on my last PESO. >> >> Here is one of the final processed images (~70kb): >> >> <http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3590/3379355014_f73671a00e_o.jpg> >> >> Really needed an extra light (hair light) but I do like the texture in >> the folds of the dress. >> >> This kinda' thing is not my forte so please be gentle. >> >> :-) >> >> Cheers, >> >> Dave > > I've never liked hair lights, preferring a background light with a gel, but > that's just me, I guess.
This is why I need to spend more time in the studio. So I can practice these different lighting set ups. > As to the photo, I'm curious about the focal length. I'm thinking it's a > wide, because her left arm seems unnaturally elongated. Love the light, > other than the lack of separation from the bg for her hair. FL was 48mm (was shooting with the 24-70mm on the D700) from about 3-4 meters. She was what I'd consider stereotypical of classical dancers. Long legs & arms. She was also really stretching in this pose. Thank's for looking your comments. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
