+1 to what David said. Also, consider reducing the level of one softbox by 1 stop to give some definition and character to the face.
On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 3:23 PM, David Parsons <[email protected]> wrote: > With 2 softboxes at 30 degrees to each side, you shouldn't need any > center fill. The result that you have is very flat lighting. > > I'd also strive to not use the florescent lighting at all. Unless you > gelled your flashes, you end up with a color mismatch in your > lighting. The f/stop isn't listed in the exif, but it doesn't look > like the florescent is even contributing to the shot. Your flashes > are doing all the heavy lifting and lighting the whole scene. > > On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 3:07 PM, Collin Brendemuehl > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Igor, >> >> My lighting was thus: >> 1) 2 soft boxes @ 30 degrees, right and left. >> 2) on-camera flash, to fill in the face and hair shadows, >> but which also added that reflection (I should have diffused it) >> 3) a single fluorescent above and back right >> to add just a little something to the hair and wall. >> >> Also, the logo on her shirt is the company logo. >> So leaving it was desirable. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Collin Brendemuehl >> "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" >> -- Jim Elliott -- -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.
