i'll take a stab at that it's a rembrandt, so light should be high and to camera right with a white reflector on camera left-i'm thinking the background was lit by the falloff-how'd i do, j?
definitely like the pic, though i would suggest lightening the shadows under her eyes
I am missing something here. According to this article
"The fourth style of lighting is Rembrandt Lighting. Rembrandt lighting is obtained by combining short lighting and butterfly lighting. The main light is positioned high and on the side of the face that is away from the camera. This technique produces an illuminated triangle on the cheek closest to the camera. The triangle will illuminate just under the eye and not below the nose."
No part of her face is away from the camera. She is looking directly at it. For this reason, there is no "cheek closest to the camera"
Haha yea. I don't know why she was still wearing that, I should've had her take it off. Not sure if there's a good way to fix it other than rebuilding the dress in #2 and her back in #3.
1) I love the lighting, although I would have darkened the left edge a bit to help push attention towards the model’s face.
2) Love the hair and the makeup. They really add to the feel of the image.
3) My rule is… if it can bend, bend it. The model’s back leg and left arm are straight. The straight leg looks like a slab of meat rather than the lovely feminine form that it is. The left arm looks like a column of meat. Adding bends to the legs and arms will create some more dynamic angles. Look at the shape of the left leg and then look at the shape of the right leg. The left leg is slender and sexy. The left calf and thigh have a lovely form. The placement of the right leg makes the leg look dull and almost lifeless.
4) Again, the horizontal orientation of the model’s right arm again creates a slab of meat. Bend the elbow more, bring the hand up off of the leg.
5) The position of her left hand looks almost painful. I suggest the model use her abdominal muscles to hold up her weight and gently glide her hand across the floor.
6) The model’s lower back is curved out. I suggest asking her to arch her lower back just a bit, at the very least so that the spine is neutral.
7) It looks as though the model’s black bra is poking out under the model’s left arm, but I suspect that is material from the dress. Either way, I find it distracting.
8) The selected dress isn’t a “sitting” dress. It doesn’t show off the model’s feminine form while sitting. It’s just a clump of material piled on to her body. It gives her a pooch in front and because it hangs in the back it makes the model look thicker than I suspect she really is. I suggest using an outfit that is more formfitting and mind the points where the material gathers (e.g., straighten out the material around the waist to emphasize the hour glass form).
Thanks.