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Quicky studio shot of one of our resident models, Leanne, shot in jpeg and a bit of PP using the 35-75mm F2.8


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Geoff

Welcome to the forum, Geoff.
An extremely flat lighting, in this case it suits the model very well.
I'm interested in your way of lighting. You use a softbox to the right, but what kind of lighting to the right?

Eyes look little blueish.
Sharpness is extremely fine.

Leen softbox camera left 1.5m umbrella camera right.....I like flat lighting sometimes with the right pose, model. Yes the eyes are a bit blue even on my uncalibrated PC at home....I'd PP that out for printing.

I thought so, but couldnot figure it out by the reflection in the eyes.
Thanks!

One thing came to my mind.
There are two lights in the eyes, but about fifteen years ago I was told -when I applied for Licentiateship of the BIPP- there was only one sun and thus there should be only ONE reflection in the eyes. For years I painstakingly used my retouch paint to remove a second light in the eyes. And I became quite good at it. When I went digital eight years ago, it was a lot easier and quicker to use the clone stamp to remove this reflection.

The last years I didnot care so much about removing it, but always tried to reduce its brightness by using the clone stamp on a layer and reducing the opacity. In my environmental portraits I noticed there were always a lot of other reflections in the eyes, not just one. So I adapted my style to a reduced opacity for a second light.

What is your opinion - and other members- of this forum about it?

Leen like you I was taught only to have one catchlight in an eye.....and to be fair for formal portraits I will clone other lights out. However its not something I feel I must do now. I tend to light subjects how I want so they look good to me....funnily enough when doing a studio shoot we use a variety of lighting and high key shots using flat lighting sell very well for us.

I think times are changing and what our clients want today is very different from just a few years ago even, but more importantly I tend to do what I want and like rather than working to the rules.

Then we agree. I was just curious to know the way you look at it.
Anyone else on the forum has another opinion?

There is only one sun. But each reflection can give a catchlight in the eyes. A white table in front of the model gives a catchlight in the eyes, in a place where the sun normally does not shine.

A square sun doens't exist either. (square softbox)

I don't care if there are more catchlights.