Hi guys,

I had a meet & greet last weekend at a cafe with area models/photogs. After chit chat and dinner, we did some test shots and I wanted to get your opinion on these. I read on Garage Glamour a while back about how a guy shot some pics for Maxim at a cafe and he gelled the background to make it more interesting so that is what I did here. He had umpteen thousands of dollars in ring lights and studio flashes so my pics don't compare but I think I'm headed in the right direction.

I used 3 speedlights. The two SB-600's camera left and right fired into umbrellas and had 1/4 CTO gels on them. My SB-800 with a CTB gel was on a low stand aimed at the background. I triggered everything with my SU-800 and RadioPoppers (these things kick ASS!).

Looking at them, I don't think that I got enough light on the background. Next time, I'll have to bring along my monolight & ghetto vagabond. What else would you guys do different?

Nice!

Though if I were you I would add a stronger rim light. Were you cross lighting? (by the looks of *2 you we're). I think it would make the photo pop a bit more.

I love the idea of gelling the background of the bar.

The pics look over softened to me. Background gel looks cool, did you try any other colors? I've always liked the way pink looks w/chicks.

I like them.. I like the Blue and Yellow contrast from her hair..

My only thing.. is that her dress kinds of desapears as a black hole.. no texture to it but i like everthing else.

Might want to clone out the tiny little spec of tooth showing in shot #2.. it drags my attention away from the rest of her face.