out of the light and.....

[photopro34]

into the shadows I go. Something a little different from me. Trying more moody images with my strobes. I am comming to find out as I learn more and more that my "personal" tastes lean more towards images like this. Comments and critiques welcome.

[cdnmoosey]

Well I don't have a critique - I'll leave that to the big dogs - but I find it inspirational. Gorgeous model and I like the strong shadows.

[photopro34]

Thanks alot man...preciate it. I was afraid of shadows for a long time...then it dawned on me...the real world has shadows...why not exploit that. It adds mood, dimension and realism..and interest for that matter. Thanks again.

[seekerofbeauty]

Shadows are only creations of light. It's how you use their combination that makes a difference. I like these a lot. Keep practicing and posting.

[photopro34]

Good point Doug! ...and thank you. I knew I always had a tendancy towards "the dark side"...lol

[stevenD]

Like the Shadows
Love the Model,
the only thing that bugs me
is the bright background,

Something someone said about the Eye seeking out the brightest spot in a picture...



Not that I am that good with Lighting and Shadows, but I made up a cute little quote that is on the bottom of my Fred Miranda site posts and it goes like this: "The more I learn about light, the more I like shadows"

[photopro34]

Steven,

Thanks man..that is something I have been struggling with is lighting the model but not the background...I am not quite adept enough to do that. Johnny Crosslin is a master at it and it bugs the [censored] out of me...lol. There were two lights and a reflector in this..main beauty dish to cam right....hairlight behind cam left and reflector in front at 45 cam left. Any hints would be appreciated...

[stevenD]

like I said, I'm no master of shadows, perhaps you couldhit up jimmyD for some tips. but this was shot with just two lights. A Beauty Dish @ very low power to the right of the camera and another Light (@ higher power)fired into a gold/silver reflector to the left...

[DarkLeather]

The short and sweet answer to lighting the model and not the background is to remember your inverse square rule, and put the model a LOT closer to your light source(s) than to the background... I can manage the trick with less than 15' front to back in my "studio", so I figure anybody can do it...


--Sam

[photopro34]

Steven,

How close was the light and how far off the background approx do you think you were?