Some experiments....

[roydebmalya]

Experimenting with lights and cam....

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Roy(?),

These are obviously useful experiments in lighting - I suspect that you might have been surprised by how little detail there is in the shadows here compared to what your eyes could see at the time

As pictures, might I suggest that the bright, colourful hair band is a major distraction from her face, which is a shame. As is the fact we cannot see her eye in #2 due to the spectacle frame.

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How to Get Effective Feedback for your Posted Images


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[JR1]

Remove the glassers

[Shadowman]

Well you were able to get the first shot without including any reflections in the glasses, not so much in the second. Positioning of your lights and your subject's head seem to be key factors if you want to pursue this setup. The little orange logo also doesn't work with such a dark image, it (the logo) stands out like a beacon on a dark cloudless night. Nice efforts.

[roydebmalya]

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[chauncey]

Don't let it go to your head...the better that you become, the meaner they get.

[roydebmalya]

Lol

[FootLoose]

What was the aim of your experiment, Royde?

[Geoff F]

With #1, I would like to see a fraction more brightness, like #2. But you are having problems with the headband over exposing as it is! Possibly it might have worked better without the headband?

It is almost there, maybe a fraction more selective processing?

While #2 is a better exposure, glasses always present a problem. I would have liked to see a slightly different angle to show a little more of her face, but then you would possibly have reflection problems from her glasses.

The existing angle without the glasses, as Jeremy suggested? Well yes that would probably have worked better. But we now come to an ethical dilemma. If someone wears glasses all the time, should the photographer be saying, 'You will look better without them'?

Or is it up to the photographer to find suitable angles and lighting to accommodate the glasses?