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<blockquote data-quote="Marcel" data-source="post: 17397" data-attributes="member: 3903">Hi Anthony,I can see the kicker light in the eyes of your model. When using a softbox, it is almost standard practice to use just a big white reflector to fill in. It creates another big square in the eyes of the model.The other thing I question is your f 14 opening. Usually for portraits, only the eyes are in focus. For this shot, the sharp texture of her cardigan distracts me. I would have tried a much lower iso with maybe lower flash settings to get more lens created out of focus. It would have saved you some pp time.Another tip for portraits is to have the subject leaning a little forward towards the camera. She seems to be sitting leaning backwards and this create almost a double chin. I would try to have the chin to hide the neck.A little more difficult to explain than to do actually. I used to do corporate portraits with a 5x7 &quot;full frame&quot; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> back in the old days.Marcel</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Marcel, post: 17397, member: 3903"] Hi Anthony, I can see the kicker light in the eyes of your model. When using a softbox, it is almost standard practice to use just a big white reflector to fill in. It creates another big square in the eyes of the model. The other thing I question is your f 14 opening. Usually for portraits, only the eyes are in focus. For this shot, the sharp texture of her cardigan distracts me. I would have tried a much lower iso with maybe lower flash settings to get more lens created out of focus. It would have saved you some pp time. Another tip for portraits is to have the subject leaning a little forward towards the camera. She seems to be sitting leaning backwards and this create almost a double chin. I would try to have the chin to hide the neck. A little more difficult to explain than to do actually. I used to do corporate portraits with a 5x7 "full frame" :-) back in the old days. Marcel [/QUOTE]

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