My other nipper

Mausue · #1 (**permalink**) 29-05-2008, 06:04

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Experimenting with portrait shots not my strongest genre in photography by any means. Tried lighting my subject, my son, from behind.

**carregwen** · #2 (**permalink**) 29-05-2008, 07:24

Nice shot, good eye contact, nice light. Slight tilt of the head might have worked as well - not sure.

Mausue · #3 (**permalink**) 29-05-2008, 09:10

Thanks for the positive feedback Rob it's very encouraging

fayswon · #4 (**permalink**) 29-05-2008, 16:53

hi Maureen...I'm like you, don't know a whole lot about this. Like the gentle backlighting on him. There is the right side where we are loosing detailing of the hair and has turned into a flat black and I would like to see more light in his pupils....SO wondering outloud, it a draped white sheet in front of him/behind you would bring that bit of more light to the front of his face?

**Dennyboy** · #5 (**permalink**) 29-05-2008, 17:13

Hi Maureen i got one of those 5 in 1 reflectors off tinternet that folds up for about £15 it does gold, silver, white, black, you just hold it in position until it lights up the dark bits (as technical as i get) they really work. Have a look

Reflectors

Like the image anyway mate. Nice kid!!

Mausue · #6 (**permalink**) 29-05-2008, 17:18

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Originally Posted by fayswon

hi Maureen...I'm like you, don't know a whole lot about this. Like the gentle backlighting on him. There is the right side where we are loosing detailing of the hair and has turned into a flat black and I would like to see more light in his pupils....SO wondering outloud, it a draped white sheet in front of him/behind you would bring that bit of more light to the front of his face?

Thanks for looking Fay. Sounds like a good idea and I'm all for home made set ups with my photography LOL

Mausue · #7 (**permalink**) 29-05-2008, 17:20

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Originally Posted by Dennyboy

Hi Maureen i got one of those 5 in 1 reflectors off tinternet that folds up for about £15 it does gold, silver, white, black, you just hold it in position until it lights up the dark bits (as technical as i get) they really work. Have a look

Reflectors

Like the image anyway mate. Nice kid!!

Thanks Dennis glad you like it. The reflector sounds like a good idea and it's not expensive so all the better. Might get one of these after I've persuaded tother half to buy me some extension rings or a Raynox

cyclone · #8 (**permalink**) 29-05-2008, 18:08

I actually think the exposure looks fine, but if you want a little more light on his face and a catchlight, all you need to do is pop the flash...

Mausue · #9 (**permalink**) 29-05-2008, 18:13

Thanks Merv

Tco · #10 (**permalink**) 29-05-2008, 18:50

I adore the pose...the way he is positioned and the look is priceless!

I do agree with a little more light being put into the face either bia a white reflector ( a sheet of white card will do it ) or a teeney bit of flash.

Actually Maureen I can get hold of sheets and sheets of white plastic reflective material. They are flimsy but can be made into a reflector for natural/flash lighting. If you want some let me know and i'll send some up. For the whole they are clean and ready to use. Some need a wipe over.

Just an idea. i have used them myself to coat the floor of grooming parlours when I do canine portrait days. Also I have used them for reflectors that i don't mind getting damaged on location portraiture.

let me know chum