sxrich

I never realized the value of learning to read light or editing when I first started. Was always interested in better or sharper glass, better cameras etc etc. Then I joined a photography club with a couple of hundred photographers who had years and years of experience, competed and judged in contests and basically forgot more than I'll ever learn. We would during some of our meetings review and critique images and ask questions. Composition, lighting, post processing, equipment, approaches, and pretty much everything under the sun. I was far over my head regarding equipment, pp, ocf and you name it. But, people were nice and you could go early and sit down with superb photographers and ask questions on a variety of subjects. So, I learned that SOOC, straight out of the camera was not the way to go! Looking at an image with 45 layers edited in Photoshop or birds in flight from a pro amazed me. Yes, they had very good equipment but it was their overall knowledge and the ability to edit well which seemed to make the biggest different. So, not to bore everyone, here's a pic I took in a church lobby, florescent lighting above, natural light pouring in from floor to ceiling windows. Shot without flash, 70-200 2.8 lens/d750. Can you tell it was in the lobby? All because of reading light and learning how to edit. Granted, its a dynamite piece of glass and camera for low light.

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georad Loc: Northern Ohio

Great job with lighting. As I enlarge, the forehead does not appear to be in the same plane and is slightly out of focus.
Beautiful portrait!!

DebAnn Loc: Toronto

That's a beautiful portrait! You should be proud.

rdrechsler Loc: Channel Islands Harbor, CA

Amazing how you can transform what might just be a lobby snapshot into s beautiful portrait. Lovely!

sxrich

another one from the church lobby

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raymondh Loc: Walker, MI