We were bored last weekend, so I was able to talk my daughter into modeling a bit. We spent about 1/2 hour playing around with window light and a reflector...here are three we thought stood out from the rest. The reflector was held by me (after I clicked the delayed shutter) just head-right...varying from slightly above to slightly below. All have been "processed" in one way or another in LR4
Nice work
- #1 the left eye seem to be 'milky', probably due to the position of the reflector
- #2 the skin tone seems a bit green?
I like the colours and the eyes in the third shot the best
From a lighting point of view, I think #3 is your best result, especially in the area of her nose and near eye. Up by her brow it's a bit bright.
All three of these have poses that:
a. silhouette the eye against the background
b. Show the nose partially against the cheek, partially against the background.
I don't a & b above are the most flattering in general. Each pic is to be judged on its own merits, of course.
The cloudy look to her right eye was the sheers covering the window, I think. For all the shots we took that afternoon the reflector was camera right...
I see what you mean. Turning her head either more (to loose the other eye and get a true profile) OR, turn it towards the camera to have some symmetry in the face. I can see exactly what your pointing out.
