so i got my own lights last year and i played around w/ them on a shoot with Anna Evans. got a few shots in the port and i'ld like to hear what people think of my use of em. critique on more than just lighting is welcome too.

Congrats on getting lights, they always make shooting more fun, at least for me.



This one is so close to being awesome, the first problem that shoots out at me is it has a very blue tint on it, which should be easy enough to fix if you shot raw to go back and correct the light temp. Something else is bothering me a bit about the pose.. cant put my finger on it though, regardless good.

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Gotta agree with the comment below it, I love where the focus is but right after I look at the ropes I see the HUGE blown out arm. Then under that you got her leg that looks like it has goosebumps on it in perfect focus, and also with a blue tint.

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Again you have the blue tint and part of her body blown out. I am thinking either you meant to have that much light reflecting off the blue chair or you didn't adjust the light balance.

The photo should be sharp not blurry, watch details in this case you have lights growing out of the poor guys head, color appears to be off, brides left arm in shadow


Unflattering arm, over exposed, but then no detail in the shadows or their clothing


Color off, loss of detail in the highlights
Pose, if you look at the outline of the girl's far check, you will see the nose protrudes through its outline, the rule for correct portraiture has not been followed, either rotate her head for a true profile or face her back toward camera


Soft focus, over exposed highlights, lower model right shoulder to lengthen neck, either pose the model to reduce neck wrinkles or Photoshop them out

cool thanks guys. it's funny cause those wedding photos were done guerrilla style.  my cousin was broke and i flew to greece to take em for her.  the priest got mad at me cause i was all over the place. he actually made me stop using flash during the service. [athenian weddings are done at night cause its too hot in the churches during the day] i love those shots mainly because im so shocked i got anything decent considering the restrictions and the sparse setup.