Reply #2 - January 15, 2010, 01:25:26 PM
It could very well be my monitor, but I see all the blacks disappearing into oblivion. I would have like a slight gradation of tone from dark at the top to light at the bottom of your background. I think this would add visual interest and keep them from 'falling away' in the blackness.
As always, this is a great example of your lighting prowess, Benji.
I would like to take a guess at your lighting... just to see how close I get.
-Main light: Large softbox camera left, 9-10' high, 10-12' away from the group, feathered across the front of them (and possibly goboed between the light and the lens for flare).
-Fill light: High and directly behind the camera.
-Hair/Separation/Kicker (whatever): camera right, behind the subjects, 6-7' high and 6 or so feet away, guessing a small softbox (also may be blocked for lens flare).
As I look at this, I wonder if your separation light could have been higher and feathered better to separate the people furthest away from the kicker light. Another technique I like for groups like this is the dual kickers like Hanson Fong uses. Two strip lights usually, placed right off the sides of the background.
Anyway, great photography as usual.
Travis
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