Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wade, The catchllights are normal, and in fact I try to figure out lighting patterns by looking at models eyes. If it bothers you, then there is always the healing brush eh? Yes, that old Canon has very interesting qualities especially wide open and at three feet. Use liberally with plenty of electrons. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 3/2/07, Wade Heninger <heninger@adobe.com> wrote: > > So I setup some hotlights with reflectors and shot my first non-existing > light portrait. > > I've always focused on natural light but I decided to play around with > some > lights as a learning experience. Its the getting there that is fun, I > guess. > > Here is the image: > > http://heninger.org/paw > > The last image is the one I refer to. > > As a complete lighting neophyte, I put the key light at 45 degrees and the > fill light to the right of the camera. Just like the book says - a good > starting point. > > I like the lighting effect overall, but have some questions about the > catchlight in the eyes - the two white dots in the left eye bug me. > > What do people do with this? Is this a faux-pas of the uninitiated, or is > it normal. What would you do different? > > BTW, this shot was taken with a Canon 1.2 50 I just purchased off of a > lugger. This was shot wide open at 1.2, ISO 160 and 1/180. Had to punch > up > the contrast a bit more than normal in Lightroom. > > Its got a very different characteristic than my leica glass, but I can see > it as having its own value. > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > w a d e h e n i n g e r > u s e r e x p e r i e n c e > a d o b e s y s t e m s , i n c > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >