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"The lighting is weak and the diagonal of the arm distracts (turn the image upside down and squint, all you'll see is arm and not faces) though the "
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zeitgeist
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This is probably the best of the lot (though suffers from two very common amatuer mistakes)
Posted by
zeitgeist
Feb 12 '11, 13:19
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the elbow should be out more so the arm comes into the frame at a 45' angle, cause this is what we call a head on a pike.
the lighting is almost there, but much too 'down' as in overcast clouds, openshade without an over head scrim, this gives a slight 'raccoon'ing of the eyes and too much emphasis on the nose, the cure is to use a black reflector (yeah that's what they call them) to block the straight down light, or move the subject to where the light is coming more from the side. the sweet spot is to find the transitional penumbra, that area between the bright full light and the deeper shadow. open your front door, and either look at your subject's face or just hold your hand up, palm towards you and a middle finger down (opposite of 'the finger') and watch as you move in, that area *just* as the light falls off is that sweet spot. look for it under overhands like a porch, car port, trees, picture windows or make your own with scrims.
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