Second round of using fresnel lighting for portraiture. I was pleased with the results, and I think I'm starting to get the hang of it. I did this in a messy corner in my basement, but it totally worked
They appear a tad "Hot" to my eye. In no. 2 (B/W) the whites of her eyes have a serious line from pupil to edge. In nos. 3 (lefthand) and 4 the difference in skin tones between lit and unlit areas is somewhat distracting. Keep at it Michael.
Douglas
Those eyelash shadows are hugely distracting to me. I'm looking there instead of at her. In the last shot a line from her pupil goes across the white of her eye. Is that a shadow too?
Other than that, nice stuff. Like the others, I found these hot.
These are great. Not every portrait needs to be lit with a softbox.
I used to use a fresnel lens light with designs as a main light.
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you all for the constructive feedback! I'll have to try a few things to lessen some of the shadows under the eyelashes. I agree these images are a little on the hot side. I'll post again soon
I like the fresnel lighting here, and don't mind the lashes. It looks interesting. Not sure what you had for makeup but maybe a little more powder. They didn't call it "pancake" makeup for nothing back in the days fresnels were the standard.
