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<blockquote data-quote="ohkphoto" data-source="post: 34319" data-attributes="member: 1573">As a photographer, you have to give your subjects direction re: posing.&nbsp; That's the biggest problem in the first one . . . very unflattering pose and the flash almost washes her out.&nbsp; Think &quot;S-curve&quot;, especially when posing women . . . you want to present the &quot;illusion&quot; of an hourglass figure.&nbsp; I also would not crop right below her shoulders . . . too much like MVD photo.If you use a nikon flash and nikon's creative lighting system, it's easy to control the flash output (+ or - EV) when it's set on TTL/BL.&nbsp; That way, there won't be so much of a difference in the background and subject exposure.&nbsp; Remember that when you use fill in flash (or any flash), you don't want it to look obvious that you had to use flash.&nbsp; You want it to appear as natural as possible.My 2 centsGood attempt on these, Will.&nbsp; Keep practicing . . . only way to get better <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="ohkphoto, post: 34319, member: 1573"] As a photographer, you have to give your subjects direction re: posing. That's the biggest problem in the first one . . . very unflattering pose and the flash almost washes her out. Think "S-curve", especially when posing women . . . you want to present the "illusion" of an hourglass figure. I also would not crop right below her shoulders . . . too much like MVD photo. If you use a nikon flash and nikon's creative lighting system, it's easy to control the flash output (+ or - EV) when it's set on TTL/BL. That way, there won't be so much of a difference in the background and subject exposure. Remember that when you use fill in flash (or any flash), you don't want it to look obvious that you had to use flash. You want it to appear as natural as possible. My 2 cents Good attempt on these, Will. Keep practicing . . . only way to get better :-) [/QUOTE]

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