p.1 #1 · Outdoor, Natural Light vs Studio - A sort-of-senior session
I had the opportunity to photograph two beautiful girls, one who needed senior photos. She brought her sister along as well - they were willing to traipse around with me outdoors and also head back to my studio for a bit. I am admittedly new to studio photography but had fun creating these images. Thoughts and CC are welcome, as always. Thanks for looking!
p.1 #2 · Outdoor, Natural Light vs Studio - A sort-of-senior session
I feel like the studio images are a bit darker than I like them, esp for senior portraits. But the main thing I wanted to mention to you, esp if this is your studio and you're new to it, is the light in the studio. It's too dark. Look at their pupils in the outdoor shots compared to their pupils in the studio shots. The pupils are dilated in the studio shots and you want them to be as small as possible.
p.1 #3 · Outdoor, Natural Light vs Studio - A sort-of-senior session
Ron's advice is well heeded. I would have never realized that if he had not mentioned it.
Actually I find them all pleasing but the outdoor more so. Personally I would "play" with your indoor images and see if lightening them would enhance them.
Portrait photography can be a fine science. 1 I never could come close to properly encompassing.
So my $.02 is just as an observer.
They are enjoyable all.
Dan
p.1 #6 · Outdoor, Natural Light vs Studio - A sort-of-senior session
Number one is excellent. Beautiful young woman looking, well, beautiful. I like the second but think it would be stronger with less tree, about the same as the first. The portrait experts have had their critiques above. Not being a specialist in this area, I noticed, rather than technical issues, the lack of expression in the third and the less than fully realized expression in the last. Perhaps the formal setting was intimidating for the two as much as it was for you.
p.1 #7 · Outdoor, Natural Light vs Studio - A sort-of-senior session
I'm generally a studio photographer. I love the quality of your first two images. They are definitely more at ease and the expressions feel more genuine. Whatever you did to get those expressions during the environmental part of the shoot do that in studio as well. There is a definite mood shift in the subjects between the images.
p.1 #8 · Outdoor, Natural Light vs Studio - A sort-of-senior session
+1 @ much of others.
The two outdoor shots, the girls eyes look soft compared to the flowers / tree. Not sure if that is a focus issue or a PP issue (i.e. smoothing).
The two indoor shots, the girls have rather cyanic sclera & catchlights. Compare to the sclera in their outdoor shots.
You may want to get a color checker and setup a profile for your studio lights, or adjust your K temp WB in camera for those lights.
p.1 #9 · Outdoor, Natural Light vs Studio - A sort-of-senior session
friscoron wrote:
I feel like the studio images are a bit darker than I like them, esp for senior portraits. But the main thing I wanted to mention to you, esp if this is your studio and you're new to it, is the light in the studio. It's too dark. Look at their pupils in the outdoor shots compared to their pupils in the studio shots. The pupils are dilated in the studio shots and you want them to be as small as possible.
It also works to use a small flashlight to shine into their eyes before the flash so that their pupils will be dilated.
Picked this up from a well-known NYC beauty/fashion photographer
