A girl and her bike C&C

[Roy-Stwok Film]

How did i do?

[MHampton]

My first thought was "Poor girl only has one leg!" :)

I think you need to turn down the flash a little. There's quite a bit of reflection on the bike coming back at the camera. The foreground flash is a little over powering.

[Roy-Stwok Film]

Originally Posted by MHampton

My first thought was "Poor girl only has one leg!" :)

I think you need to turn down the flash a little. There's quite a bit of reflection on the bike coming back at the camera. The foreground flash is a little over powering.

oh wow thanks i didnt even know she was missing a leg lol. Yea thats the only picture i took that i use a strobe. It was my first shoot so im here to learn. Thanks for the info.

Roy.

[mike_sax]

My first thought was, are you trying to showcase the bike or the girl. If the girl was the main object I would have put her closest to the camera.

[Roy-Stwok Film]

Originally Posted by mike_sax

My first thought was, are you trying to showcase the bike or the girl. If the girl was the main object I would have put her closest to the camera.

Shes a dirt bike racer and she wanted to picture with her bike. I thought it be a good setup.

[dmora]

Her hat is on crooked.

Is your flash on camera? Any possibility to get the flash off camera?

[Darkman]

I agree. She needs to be either on the bike or in front of it. I can see how she'd want to avoid the trophy girl feel, but she can still look tough in front of the bike.

[danchez]

if she is a dirt bike rider, have her dressed in her riding gear and in front of her bike.

[S-Man]

I'd try to get the bike stand either moved to the other side or removed all together. I also think this really calls for some OCF...

Edit: Idea: Wait until it's a bit darker, set your camera on a tripod with a 10 or 15 second timer, have her stand VERY still, and pop the flash manually a few times from a couple of different angles and do some 'light painting'.

[SpeedkingXSi]

cool shot...but having only one leg and behind the bike is a bit weird for me
I'd place her infront of the bike so you can see both of her legs and the rest of her lower body

[bryanlindsey]

Hey Roy,
The pose is a matter of taste - some will like it, some will not. IMHO you need to be more concerned with the exposure. This image looks "washed out" by the flash. If you get a chance, try it again with a tripod, widest aperture possible, 1/30 shutter. Only add flash to that mix if you absolutely need to.
Also, I'd clone out that telephone pole way in the back. Easy to do.
For what it's worth...

[Roy-Stwok Film]

Thanks everyone for the input.

[hotnanas]

place her on the bike, in some gear (bikinis are always a favorite with dirtbikes! j/k), and wait for her to attack a berm or jump.

try to get her roostin' some dirt!