Two images from today

[texxter]

I got together early this morning with this lovely girl to do some portraits.

#1. This is at the Starbucks where we got together, right by a window. I chose the outfit from the ones she brought to match the earth tones I would get shooting wide open. Only light was window light to camera right.



#2. This was under under a 635 overpass, next to a park. I liked the leading lines and the vegetation growing under the overpass, which I used as background. Because this was obviously in the shade, I added an SB800 portable flash mounted on a light stand with a shoot thru umbrella to add directional light and catchlights. The light kissing her on her neck and left arm is actually ambient light coming from the right side of the overpass. That rim light is what I like most about this photograph. I wish I had noticed the litte folding of the dress over her right breast, as I will have to fix it postprocessing.

[ChristopherCoy]

Its funny how we notice little things in our own photos. I didn't even notice the fold in the dress until you mentioned it.

[danchez]

that green leaf/plant in the foreground is more distracting than the fold in her dress.

[tukaniray]

Nice shots, Paco.

Like Dan, I also noticed the Green smudge ... which looks like a leaf, in the second photo.

I thought it was a bad edit or something.

-Ray-

[texxter]

Thanks guys! I have to agree that the foreground leaves don't add much to the picture.