Artist
Photos August 20th, 2009
Well, we finally got to do some indoor pics. I was pretty please at how the lighting went. Thanks to another photographer that gave me a tip on checking the correct exposure in adobe camera raw. I would of had some under exposed pics if not for that tip. It seems so easy to under expose than to over expose, at least for me it is. I had the camera connected to a tv so we could see the shots much better than on the lcd screen on the camera. This is a fantastic tip also, just not always practical to carry a tv around with you, but those portable dvd players I guess work really well too. I can’t believe how much money they get for a portable dvd player, sheesh. I think I will be holding off on that purchase.
I set up the lights with the two ultra white lightning 600s in front at 45 degree angles and than I used my beauty dish I made on a make shift boom that was placed behind her to her right, my left at 45 degrees. I also used a reflector to fill in. I feel the beauty dish worked well from behind to give that separation of the subject and background.
I have to give Alien Skin Bokeh credit for this photo. It’s a great plugin and easy to use for great effects.
I was happy to see the catch light in all the pics 
CJ and her artwork that she created
So I think for my first time of doing a studio type shoot for production turned out pretty good. We captured 15-20 good pics. Another thing I need to study is posing and I need to start collecting props. I guess that will be my next goals. Background also, still trying to think of something for that, inexpensive backgrounds that is. 4×8 sheets of styrofoam are nice, but not practical for storage or durability. It is nice to work with tho, light weight, no wrinkles, and can be painted, I just hate painting.