First Time Studio Shots C&C

RCNPhotos

Had my first real chance to use the studio yesterday for a couple of hours to myself so tohught I'd see what you guys thought. A bit of background to the assignment (it's for college) is that the image has to be head and shoulders (although this can go right down to the waist if you want) and suitable for use in a music mag.

melekalikimaka

excellent stuff, fist is my fav. what ws your set up?

City-Exile

Like the first one.

Paulw

Some good images. I really like the first one. Nice work.

440Hz

First one is excellent! The others are technically great too, just a little too 'posed'. Not that its a bad thing, that was the whole point of it, just saying that the first one really stands out as a 'genuine' looking shot, really superb.

Cabaal

Have to go with the first one as well, the other are good alright but the first one just seems to have more feeling...maybe its the hair in midair?

PaulieC

I like the last one best. The first one is a bit too 'The Darkness' for my liking, whereas the last one really shows that guys love for playing.

Could you detail your lighting/background setup? I'm currently in the middle of a lighting buzz

Dades

cambo_gueno wrote: »

I like the last one best. The first one is a bit too 'The Darkness' for my liking, whereas the last one really shows that guys love for playing.

+1
I always like a bit of empty space too.

Dink

I like the first one.. I can imagine him playing a solo really passionately!!

TelePaul

Dink wrote: »

II can imagine him playing a solo really passionately!!

Man you don't know the half of it!

I like number two, I think the inclusion of the face improves the shot. Not so fond of number three, the scratch board distracts me.

AnCatDubh

While they are really great work (congrats and well done) - to my eye (and on a feckin awful display), the lighting setup is somewhat harsh. Perhaps this was the intent and if so then fine, but a more subtle approach in my very humble opinion may have suited better. Did you diffuse the light sources much / at all?

While i like the set, for me #3 is the winner. I like images which give that vast emptiness which you've managed to portray in the take. I think also for your assignment it better captures the head n shoulders theme (and not a flake of dandruff in sight with that mop of hair!).

On the magazine theme - it's fine for a column insert but, if it were to go on a magazine cover (although you've just indicated a magazine) it would be the wrong orientation so one of the others may be better. I think there is something in there though along the head n shoulders theme leaving the bottom crop as is, but switching to portrait, and extending the crop upwards at top of image to include the guitar head - i do think it would make for a nice take. Also if doing something like that, keep the positioning of the subject bottom right and keep large part of image in complete darkness. That way the magazine cover editor can add their text and other bits and bobs without obliterating your subject.

Well done again.

RCNPhotos

Cheers everyone. It was a single light set up, with just a honeycomb to diffuse it. It is quite harsh I know so I'm going to try and see what I can do there, it's a little washed out looking I think.

Took me freakin ages to get the light sorted but was fun in the end. I got conflustered at the start to do with lighting so the backdrop stays totally black and ended up using three lights by mistake blah blah blah but got there in the end.

Rojo

I think a small bit of lighting for the back of his head would have been beneficial as he kinda melts into the backdrop.. :-)