On Feb 9, 2011, at 4:14 AM, frank theriault wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 1:23 AM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Photographing the dance portraits last Saturday was an interesting 
>> experience.  I think that I did eleven photo sessions over a span of about 
>> four hours, which would have been fairly strenuous even if I wasn't 
>> desperately trying to convince myself that I didn't have a cold.
>> 
>> My lighting setup this time was to use the big white lighting with a 
>> reflector umbrella off camera to the right.  With a big mirror along the 
>> left wall, I got more than enough fill. If anything I think that the light 
>> was a bit flat. Though with most of my subjects being middle aged, that may 
>> not have been entirely a bad thing.
>> 
>> Artistically, I'm not entirely thrilled with the photos, but that wasn't the 
>> goal of the production line environment. The goal was to get at least a few 
>> that each paying customer would like, and I didn't have time for any sort of 
>> equipment tweaking as I went along.
>> 
>> http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157626009196594/
>> 
>> Comments, feedback and helpful suggestions welcome.
>> 
>> I don't want to burn out the marketplace, but I do want to build a market.  
>> I was thinking of passing up next month, but the theme is mardi gras, so  I 
>> may see if I can do something with more dramatic lighting and a black 
>> (unlit) background.
> 
> There are some amazing photos in there!

Thanks Frank.

> 

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Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est





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