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 p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Managed to get my daughter to pose in the new studio. | |
That's a wonderful impish smile on your lovely daughter!
I think the lighting pattern works well. I do have a couple of suggestions.
First, she seems to be crowding the left half of the frame. i think you could have composed with her face right of center so we could see more of her hair.
I like the fact you placed your main nice and close. There are two areas of concern. One is the arm, which has already been mentioned, and the other is the forehead, which is less of a concern.
There are two ways to help control the light in this situation. The first is to feather the light. I would turn the light to the right so just the edge of the light hit her arm. You'd get the same lighting pattern with more control. The other possible technique would be to use flags or scrims for the arm and forehead. I often used a 1x2 flag in the studio to help tone down the forehead.
Of course, you could burn down the arm and forehead in post, but it can be hard to darken without making it look muddy. I usually use a curves layer set to luminence and a mask to selectively burn.
Both are very nice, but I prefer the B&W. Congrats on having a studio space and a great model to work with!
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