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Subject: [Leica] [img] is this light too soft?
From: charcot at comcast.net (Charcot)
Date: Sun Jan 20 12:02:08 2008
References: <4268A9826B9DBE4D938B902A6BC80308394842@exchange8.asc.local>

Kyle I don't know about the lighting but I'd volunteer to be a  
subject.  I put my life on the line everyday I go into the doctor's  
lounge and fight the urge to eat a chocolate covered donut.!!!    :)

sb-3 is too dark.  Sb1 looks almost right but I'd try for a little  
more light onto the right cheek.


ernie nitka
On Jan 20, 2008, at 12:50 PM, Kyle Cassidy wrote:

>
> I'm thinking of doing a series of studio portraits of "heroes" --  
> doctors, firefighters, police -- people who for one reason or  
> another put their lives at risk to protect others.
>
> i'd like to have a sort of "standard" portrait lighting for all of  
> them, and was kicking around the 63 inch photek softlighter II as  
> big enough and soft enough (and easy enough to set up) -- but  
> looking at last nights tests on trillian:
>
> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2008/trill-sb1.jpg
>
> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2008/trill-sb3.jpg
>
> i'm wondering if it's just _too_ soft -- i'd like some sharper  
> shadows on interesting faces and i'm wondering if it would be better  
> to move to:
>
> a) a smaller umbrella
>
> b) a softbox
>
> c) "window light" is not an answer here, thank you for trying though.
>
> i'm afraid if i go to too small an umbrella, if just won't have the  
> coverage to get "head to waist". gak.
>
> what are your favorite ways to light interesting faces with wrinkles  
> & character? i fear i've been photographing models too long, trying  
> to get RID of wrinkles and character ..... i want their faces to  
> tell the story, if you know what i mean....
>
>
> kc
>
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In reply to: Message from kcassidy at asc.upenn.edu (Kyle Cassidy) ([Leica] [img] is this light too soft?)