Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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