My Attempt At A Dramatic Lighting Portrait!!

1hawaii50 · Jan 1, 2013

C&C is appreciated. I used a single SB700 in a reflective umbrella.

My Girls-57 by DJKlemenc Fotos, on Flickr

My Girls-58 by DJKlemenc Fotos, on Flickr

I also did a B&W conversion...

My Girls-57-Edit by DJKlemenc Fotos, on Flickr

My Girls-58-Edit by DJKlemenc Fotos, on Flickr

tentwo · Jan 1, 2013

Watch your shadows, especially the nose. Bring the light slightly higher. and use a filler on the models right. Overall nice remembrant style shot.

Here is a great article on portrait lighting patterns. Keep up the great work!

6 Portrait Lighting Patterns Every Photographer Should Know

Derrel · Jan 1, 2013

SHe has lovely,lovely features, and the way the light is raked across her face and hair and neck is visually rich and rewarding. I looked at these in the larger sizes on your Flickr. There is a LOT to see in these!!! Maybe not classically done, but very,very interesting nonetheless. Yeah, maybe some more fill could have been used.And maybe the main light could have been raised a bit. yet still, these have tremendous textural quality to them. I prefer the first pose over the second, and would probably have shot this as a "tall" myself, but, you know...props on this!!!

1hawaii50 · Jan 2, 2013

tentwo said:
Watch your shadows, especially the nose. Bring the light slightly higher. and use a filler on the models right. Overall nice remembrant style shot.

Here is a great article on portrait lighting patterns. Keep up the great work!

6 Portrait Lighting Patterns Every Photographer Should Know

Thank you!

Derrel said:
SHe has lovely,lovely features, and the way the light is raked across her face and hair and neck is visually rich and rewarding. I looked at these in the larger sizes on your Flickr. There is a LOT to see in these!!! Maybe not classically done, but very,very interesting nonetheless. Yeah, maybe some more fill could have been used.And maybe the main light could have been raised a bit. yet still, these have tremendous textural quality to them. I prefer the first pose over the second, and would probably have shot this as a "tall" myself, but, you know...props on this!!!

Thanks Derrel. I had just finished shooting some Christmas photos of my daughters, and I wanted to play around with the light a little bit. I started with the light directly 90 degrees to her left, and I started taking shots, and then I had her gradually start turning her head and continued shooting. I know there are some heavy shadows, but that was what I was going for. My wife loves the B/W version, but I really like the color shot...

tirediron · Jan 2, 2013

#1 = $$

Derrel · Jan 2, 2013

tirediron said:
#1 = $$

Yes...stopped by again this AM...I'd have to agree...shot number one is money...

My idea of how treasured such a photograph will become 20,30,40,50 years hence???

Priceless.