Going to be a STAR
Jul 26, 2012 11:07:14 #
TimNY
Loc: Queensbury, NY
This was taken last weekend of a friend of my oldest daughter. She desires to be a Country Music Star.
Jul 27, 2012 10:04:57 #
I love everything about this photo...she certainly has the look!...would love to hear her sing.
Jul 27, 2012 10:14:26 #
Jul 27, 2012 13:11:48 #
Jul 27, 2012 13:27:16 #
TimNY
Loc: Queensbury, NY
Just a couple of steps from the floor level. We were in a town called Saratoga Springs in NY. This was an old commercial building downtown with double doors opening from the sidewalk leading to these stairs. We opened both doors, and used a reflector to put light on the model and took the shot.
Jul 27, 2012 19:41:54 #
WOW!! If that smile is an indication of her personality she could definitely go far if she sings anywhere close to as fantastic as your photo makes her look!! And you have captured a good 'Album Cover' for her!!
Jul 27, 2012 20:58:15 #
TimNY
Loc: Queensbury, NY
She does sing well. I'm laughing because my sister in-law said the same thing about the album cover.
Jul 27, 2012 22:22:50 #
My initial reaction was what a nice shot...but then something just was wrong. It is the light.
If you use a reflector as a main light, you really want to get it up high enough that shadows go down. If it is for fill, then a lower reflector is OK.
In this case, we can see shadows go up - both on her face and the guitar shadow on her leg as e well as the shadow of her near leg on the far leg. We also see shadows on top of her shoulders.
I know you will probably say that is where the reflector had to go. Maybe. But little things like that can change a really nice image (which this is) into a great image.
Just for the sake of the definitions, A main light makes the shadows, a fill light does not.
This such a nice image - a few feet difference in reflector position would make a big difference.
If you use a reflector as a main light, you really want to get it up high enough that shadows go down. If it is for fill, then a lower reflector is OK.
In this case, we can see shadows go up - both on her face and the guitar shadow on her leg as e well as the shadow of her near leg on the far leg. We also see shadows on top of her shoulders.
I know you will probably say that is where the reflector had to go. Maybe. But little things like that can change a really nice image (which this is) into a great image.
Just for the sake of the definitions, A main light makes the shadows, a fill light does not.
This such a nice image - a few feet difference in reflector position would make a big difference.
Jul 27, 2012 23:04:52 #
CaptainC wrote:
My initial reaction was what a nice shot...but the... (show quote)
I saw the shadows;that's why I asked him how high up she was.
Jul 27, 2012 23:25:02 #
TimNY
Loc: Queensbury, NY
Thanks Cliff! I really appreciate the input. Where I most struggle and keep working at it is with flash and light manipulation devices. In this case, my wife was standing in the doorway from the street down about my waist high trying to reflect light toward the subject.
Aug 3, 2012 13:44:22 #
Shoot, shadows or no shadows, put her on "America's Got Talent", and I would vote for her.
Aug 3, 2012 13:53:39 #
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