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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 17393" data-attributes="member: 1061">Good tips, Ranie...and you're 100% correct.&nbsp; I have here a handy-dandy guide to good portraiture and I broke no less than 5 rules in this shot (and probably most of my others too).&nbsp; This is why I dislike this type of photography.&nbsp; Too many rules!&nbsp; There were literally 9 people lined up for these shots, waiting their turn.&nbsp; The neighbor kid's band (6 of them) were teens, and I just wanted to blast through the shots to get them done.&nbsp; 9 people, 12 shots (had a couple blinkers), all in less than 5 minutes.&nbsp; My softboxes are enormous...3x5 ft versions.&nbsp; Situated about 45 degrees from subject, about 5 ft away and slightly above.&nbsp; I should've posted one of those cool lighting diagrams. The kicker was aimed at the left side of the face to soften shadows cast&nbsp; by the main light.&nbsp; The kicker was mirrored on the other side, but was&nbsp; just a bare flash (w/ diffuser) snapped on.I also uploaded a new photo w/ less iris tweaking.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 17393, member: 1061"] Good tips, Ranie...and you're 100% correct. I have here a handy-dandy guide to good portraiture and I broke no less than 5 rules in this shot (and probably most of my others too). This is why I dislike this type of photography. Too many rules! There were literally 9 people lined up for these shots, waiting their turn. The neighbor kid's band (6 of them) were teens, and I just wanted to blast through the shots to get them done. 9 people, 12 shots (had a couple blinkers), all in less than 5 minutes. My softboxes are enormous...3x5 ft versions. Situated about 45 degrees from subject, about 5 ft away and slightly above. I should've posted one of those cool lighting diagrams. The kicker was aimed at the left side of the face to soften shadows cast by the main light. The kicker was mirrored on the other side, but was just a bare flash (w/ diffuser) snapped on. I also uploaded a new photo w/ less iris tweaking. [/QUOTE]

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