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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 780391" data-attributes="member: 13196"><p>I'm a little confused with your gear, DS. Are you using one speedlight with the shoot thru umbrella and using the softbox simply as a white reflector with no speedlight? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /></p><p></p><p>The shoot thru umbrella is going to throw light everywhere. That's a downside to using one. If you have any black material (ie black clothing perhaps), can you use a few clothespins to flag the umbrella on each side with the black material? Those black items will help keep the light on her and not so much everywhere else. And the inverse square law might come into effect. How far away was your umbrella? The closer the light is to your subject, the more quickly the light will fall off. That will also aid in keeping the background darker. And did you have wiggle room to lower your flash's exposure? If you move the light closer, turning down the power will help control what hits her face.</p><p></p><p>For the clamshell lighting, how far overhead was the light? She appears to be a tad overexposed overall. The shadowed butterfly beneath her nose is barely visible - it's almost too light.</p><p></p><p>I'm nitpicking here. I'm not seeing even shadows. For example, the butterfly shadow beneath her nose looks to have a slightly more-shadowed area on the left when comparing it to the right (similar to the effect loop lighting has on the side of the nose but in a different location). I just don't know if you can see it. Then the shadowed area beneath her chin appears to be slightly stronger under the right side of her chin compared to the left. But directly beneath her chin I don't see any shadowed area at all (meaning her neck right in line with her chin has no shadows). Again, that leans towards her being a little too overexposed.</p><p></p><p>Overall these are great executions to work with lighting!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hark, post: 780391, member: 13196"] I'm a little confused with your gear, DS. Are you using one speedlight with the shoot thru umbrella and using the softbox simply as a white reflector with no speedlight? :confused: The shoot thru umbrella is going to throw light everywhere. That's a downside to using one. If you have any black material (ie black clothing perhaps), can you use a few clothespins to flag the umbrella on each side with the black material? Those black items will help keep the light on her and not so much everywhere else. And the inverse square law might come into effect. How far away was your umbrella? The closer the light is to your subject, the more quickly the light will fall off. That will also aid in keeping the background darker. And did you have wiggle room to lower your flash's exposure? If you move the light closer, turning down the power will help control what hits her face. For the clamshell lighting, how far overhead was the light? She appears to be a tad overexposed overall. The shadowed butterfly beneath her nose is barely visible - it's almost too light. I'm nitpicking here. I'm not seeing even shadows. For example, the butterfly shadow beneath her nose looks to have a slightly more-shadowed area on the left when comparing it to the right (similar to the effect loop lighting has on the side of the nose but in a different location). I just don't know if you can see it. Then the shadowed area beneath her chin appears to be slightly stronger under the right side of her chin compared to the left. But directly beneath her chin I don't see any shadowed area at all (meaning her neck right in line with her chin has no shadows). Again, that leans towards her being a little too overexposed. Overall these are great executions to work with lighting! [/QUOTE]
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