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Hey FM! Here's a recent modeling shoot that a friend of mine sprung on me; I shot it with one light (that's all I had at the time) but I also enjoy heavy contrast in my work. I'm interested to hear your thoughts, thanks all!

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Mar 15, 2016 at 12:08 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Looking For C&C

The heavy side lighting enhances the blemishes. And the spot on her shirt keeps grabbing my attention. #1 and #5 with her leaning forward makes her look like very petite, she looks small but these two enhance her small stature. I like the harsh side lighting and contrast you shot with.

Mar 15, 2016 at 01:15 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Looking For C&C

Hmm, thanks for pointing out how the light can make blemishes more apparent.

Mar 16, 2016 at 03:42 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Looking For C&C

I find myself searching for her a bit in these since you've side-lit her and only slivers of her features are showing... combined with the lack of edge-lighting or anything else to pop her out of the background. None of that's bad exactly, but then the brightly lit surround competes. I think it might be worth burning the surround down some on these (such as the ground), and in the future maybe play with a grid, snoot, or other directional control to keep the light just on her.

Mar 16, 2016 at 04:10 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Looking For C&C

I agree with the comments above. For a modeling shoot, I think there's way too much contrast in these. For a modeling shoot, the focus is on the model herself, or the clothes, or the hair - something that's being "sold", economically or figuratively. In these, there's too much detail lost in the deep, deep shadows.

Mar 17, 2016 at 06:01 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Looking For C&C

I definitely do need to add a second light to help in separating the subject from the background in cases such as this. Thanks all!

Mar 19, 2016 at 01:15 PM


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