Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/04/02

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Family shots
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:03:47 -0500
References: <0C619804-960F-41BC-9DD3-DCEBDBE231C6@btinternet.com>

On Apr 1, 2013, at 4:20 PM, Charlie Chan wrote:

> It is rare that I have my nephew and niece visiting, esp when my oldest 
> son, Alex, is back from Cambridge. So I decided to have a go at shooting 
> them with a pair of Elinchrom 500 strobes. Definitely not my normal thing. 
> In fact, this is the first proper portrait session that I have done with 
> lights. So, please forgive me if these are a bit hackneyed. Anyway they 
> were all game for a laugh (except my 18 year old daughter, Coco, who won't 
> go anywhere near me when i have camera). Lots of Easter Eggs certainly 
> helped fuel the cocoa sustained frenzy!
> 
> http://topoxforddoc.zenfolio.com/p218878823
> 
> DMR with 50 Summicron at ISO100
> 100cm Elinchrom Octa high up and just to the right
> Second EL500 pointed at the background
> Reflector from the bottom left
> 
> Please feel free to chip in. I've got loads to learn about studio lighting.

Love the spontaneous expressions and gestures.
The subjects were obviously very comfortable with the photographer ;~)

On my monitor the skin tones appear quite "over exposed" - well beyond "high 
key."
The skin actually appears close to the white background in tone. ;~(

Regards,
George Lottermoser 
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
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