Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's just lovely! Great modeling of features over the entire face, and the highlights "just right." Only thing I would say might have been an improvement is removal of the shirt from her shoulders, and maybe a vertical composition to include the collar bones. Or a different shirt or dress or something. Scott Adam Bridge wrote: >Our house sitter of low these many years is graduating high school and >moving on to college. (I was tempted to call all her colleges and tell >her she was a serial killer to keep her around.) > >She asked me to do her senior portrait, which I did. But I wanted >something personal to give her family so I shot some knowing they >would go to black and white. > >This image was shot with the 1Ds Mk II, and the Leica 100 APO using >studio lighting and a white backdrop. > >I would appreciate knowing how you react to it and how it could have >been made better. I'm not at home with all the lighting - probably you >can tell this. > >I had two strobes - a soft-box on the right and an umbrella reflector >on the left with a little fill light on her hair from behind. > ><http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2005/05/21/TheHouseSitter.jpg> > >Thanks for sharing your impressions and any comments. > >Adam Bridge > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >