Quote Originally Posted by Tom Wertman
Considering the circumstances I thinking lighting wise you pulled off a great shot and you should feel proud of that.

Thanks Tom, your comment was really good! I agree with you on every aspect. It's not a secret that I am a strobistnewbie and I don't shoot a lot of portraits[]


To be honest, we had 2 different set-ups. For some reason they all had black or white clothing so we did a thing with that, but it became very static and boring. Among the things you mention there are some that I didn't even see untill now [] That's really something to pay attention to. At this time of my photography-road I'm not ready yet.


The height of the guy second from left is out of place and would be better served in the middle with half of the people facing towards center in opposite directions on either side of him. And positioned by height so no one picks up a shadow from the person next to him.


My defense [:P]Well as I mentioned, I was working the flashes(both manually and one needed to be handheld) and my brother took the shots. But honestly the guys length wasn't the biggest deal. For some reason he doesn't like taking serious pictures and he tries to mess them up by blinking with one eye or snouting his nose, so my brother had his hands full on him alone. And we also had like 5 minutes to take the photos....they weren't the best group to take pictures of. Next time if something like this happens I will arrange the time of the shoot myself.


Whenwe hadn't had the stress of getting the lighting good, we probably could have done a much better job, but everything needed to be quick. And I was on a tight schedule myself as well.


Quote Originally Posted by Tom Wertman
Also the guy dead center in back row has some shadows on his face

Haha this is absolutely the best part! [] To be honest, if I show you the original shot before photoshopping, you can see why[A]


Thanks for the great constructive advice, I know the picture is bad and my skills aren't the best, but with your advice a next time will be a lot better. Thumbs up[Y]


Quote Originally Posted by Oren


The third one is really great
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Thanks Oren []


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Hi Jan -


Considering what your first shot looks like I am amazed with the last shot!! I think you &amp; your brother performed a miracle in the end! [img]/emoticons/emotion-21.gif[/img]

Denise
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Hihi thanks Denise, we know what miracles photoshop can do now []


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4 - I don't think I will do such a shot again anytime soon. It gives me headaches [img]/emoticons/emotion-4.gif[/img] I'm more a spontaneous photographer. Not a set-up guy....


I can relate, well to everything but the guy part! [img]/emoticons/emotion-5.gif[/img] I'd much rather jump in the car and head out somewhere on a nature hike or take spontaneous shots of the family doing whatever at the moment! But Inever would have found that out unless I tried it!

Denise
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Hihi yeah we totaly understand eachother []


For the sake of the game, spot the differences [:P] Good luck!


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- Jan