It's more the different size that I find bit distracting. Certainly not a serious problem, but i think the near centerpinpoint catch lights you have are perfect. That's why i'd clone out the larger ones. On Jan 14, 2012, at 10:51 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
> Paul, is it the two catch lights being of equal(ish) intensity that > bothers you? I'm thinking to reduce the brightness of the larger > (umbrella) of the two. Ie rather than cloning them right out. I rather > like multiple catch lights like this--adds lots of sparkle and life to > the eyes. > > Thanks for your comments, Paul. > > On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 9:57 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Very nice light and a fun pose. I like the small catch light in the center >> of each eye, but the large light reflection near the side of each eyeball is >> a bit of a distraction. You could clone those out. >> Paul > >> On Jan 13, 2012, at 9:32 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >>> Meet Marzenia, aka Marzi, an out of work graphic designer and my >>> wife's new gardening assistant. For the last few months she has >>> completely rejected the notion of sitting for a portrait despite a >>> number of queries. I thought she had a unique, interesting look and >>> told her so, but she insisted that she always looked terrible in >>> photos and she hated getting her picture taken. >>> >>> But I kept after her. Finally, after we explained that I just needed >>> somebody to help me practice some lighting ideas and I promised that >>> all she'd need to do was "sit there", she agreed to a shoot last >>> Thursday. >>> >>> And here's the standout shot from that session: http://goo.gl/hrPwz >>> >>> K20D, DA* 55/1.4, f/11, 125th, ISO 200. >>> AF160 macro ring flash, AF540 in an umbrella camera-right. >>> >>> Post-processing was Lightroom 3.6 for some basic tweaks, and Photoshop >>> CS5 for some minor retouching. I ran Portraiture on almost the lowest >>> settings for skin cleanup. The ring flash did a remarkable job of >>> hiding complexion problems. Used like this it's a tremendous glamour >>> light, as I was hoping it would be. >>> >>> I also got the chance to use my poor-man's tethering setup: a disused >>> PowerBook running an Automator script I cooked up displayed the shots >>> real-time as they came off the Eye-Fi card in the K20D. It was >>> terrific seeing the actual lighting changes as I reconfigured the >>> setup. >>> >>> So now, amazingly, Marzi is enquiring when the next shoot will be and >>> hoping it's soon. :) >>> >>> >>> Comments are gratefully received. > > -- > -bmw > > -- > 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. -- 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.
