I find the background distracting. My eye keeps being drawn to that
vertical fold.
It would help if the background were either (A) ironed; (B) wadded up
several times so that the wrinkles become completely randomized or (C)
out of focus.
C seems to work best, but B will do in a pinch.
On 8/19/2013 8:59 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
A straight-forward "studio" portrait of my niece, Sophie. Shot on
location in my sister's living room (she's a champ to put up with me
rearranging the whole thing).
http://flic.kr/p/fy42fh
I was also testing my latest money-saving invention: $10 IKEA
background support system. Ingredients: One Hugad black curtain rod,
210-385 cm; 2x Betydlig curtain rod brackets, top-slot filed out to
fit 1/4" stud on top of light stand; use with two cheap 8' light
stands.
K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 90mm/f:5, 1/160th, ISO 100;
Lr + Ps + Nik + Portraiture
Paramount short lighting with reflector fill. AF540FGZ in Westcott
Medium Apollo above-left, key; AF540FGZ in 30" umbrella softbox,
boomed above behind-right, hair; 42" silver reflector, right.
Comments welcome!
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