Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]. > > There were some that I didn't scan because I could definitely see the > light was *too* far overhead on them. Raccoon eyes. Definite white > spots under the eyes. But that could also be from the flash hitting > directly, as you pointed out. > > When I shot from the reflected umbrella, I did keep it low to get > light from the side. Figured that was closer to window light. I'll > raise it up near the ceiling and see what happens. > > Thanks! > > -- > Eric With Raccoon eyes comes accentuated cheekbones. Dark neck framing the face if it's a harder (smaller and or closer) light source. Just tell them that. (her?) And remember. The sun tends to be up there. In an upward direction for the most part. Hence down lighting goes over pretty well as "natural" lightings. "above is where we expect all the light effects to be coming from. This makes the man go racing after the women hence more babies and the human race! And the women go racing after the men too! You'd think!? It's gotta be those cheekbones. And lovely raccoon eyes (one of my favorite animals) Here's what you wanna avoid http://chicureo.com/ArchivoImagenes/adicionales/garbo[1].jpg :) Not quite that's a Cecil Beaten shot. Nobodies beaten Beaten. Exceptchen: Steichen: http://www.masters-of-photography.com/S/steichen/steichen_garbo_full.html http://www.masters-of-photography.com/S/steichen/steichen_gloria_swanson_ful l.html http://image.pathfinder.com/Life/60th/classic/cv011055.jpg When in doubt; rip them off. You can always be consoled with the fact that you'll probably never pull it off anyway. At least I am. Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/