Hello Nikonites,
I told a friend that I would help with some work portraits for his website so the eventual pic he uses will be smaller. This is my first time so I did some playing around to try and dial in the settings. I understand I can only display one pic so of the 25 or so test shots I think maybe 7 are keepers and this is about the worst of the 7. I think it would be more beneficial to get feedback on the ones that need the most improvement. Actually doing portraits showed me exactly how much I don't know about doing portraits.
I used a 5x7 gray backdrop and originally had 3 speedlights with 41" umbrellas. One at 45degrees on each side and one to light the backdrop. I ended up turning the backdrop light off since it looked better to me off.
The left umbrella was set for 1/16 and the right umbrella was set to 1/64
The camera was a D600 with 1/200 shutter, at f4 and ISO 100. The lens was a Nikon 85mm f1.8. Shooting RAW.
Other than some slight cropping the photo is unedited. I'm interested in any feedback... cropping, pose, etc. But very interested in knowing how well the exposure is. Do the left and right power settings look okay? Too much shadow?
Glare on his forehead and the skin overlapping his collar are things I'm smacking myself for not catching at first.
Thanks guys.
I told a friend that I would help with some work portraits for his website so the eventual pic he uses will be smaller. This is my first time so I did some playing around to try and dial in the settings. I understand I can only display one pic so of the 25 or so test shots I think maybe 7 are keepers and this is about the worst of the 7. I think it would be more beneficial to get feedback on the ones that need the most improvement. Actually doing portraits showed me exactly how much I don't know about doing portraits.
I used a 5x7 gray backdrop and originally had 3 speedlights with 41" umbrellas. One at 45degrees on each side and one to light the backdrop. I ended up turning the backdrop light off since it looked better to me off.
The left umbrella was set for 1/16 and the right umbrella was set to 1/64
The camera was a D600 with 1/200 shutter, at f4 and ISO 100. The lens was a Nikon 85mm f1.8. Shooting RAW.
Other than some slight cropping the photo is unedited. I'm interested in any feedback... cropping, pose, etc. But very interested in knowing how well the exposure is. Do the left and right power settings look okay? Too much shadow?
Glare on his forehead and the skin overlapping his collar are things I'm smacking myself for not catching at first.
Thanks guys.