Throwing a couple photos out there for critique

This might be real pain, but for future it would be really interesting and useful if we could post sketches of lighting rigs (in plan view)- I'm not too sure what you mean by 'feathered', can you expain?

Ken

Hi Don

I think the portrait is a stunner! I took a second take to make sure it wasn't an early Macaulay Culkin publicity shot. Great pose and capture!

I like the winter images below the portrait but the graphic design layout isn't my cup of tea, a bit messy IMHO.

I do agree with some of the other members that the borders detract from the subjects themselves. A clean tasteful border would make me much happier but it comes down to personal taste.

Keep up the good work,

Simon

shure.
grab a flashlight, and point it at an object so the center of the beam of light hits the object straight on, in a dim room.
notice how the light hits the object, then move the light accross the object so the lights' edge is hitting the object, and the rest of the light spills accross the object.
that is feathering.
the tecnique allows you to use one light source as if it were two, and also gets the light a little softer.
many lightsources will have a bright spot in the center (the flashlight idea above demonstraites this well) and the edge light from the source is both softer and overall more even if the edgelight is closer to the subject than the hotspot. (my softbox is very even all the way accross, but it does show with unbrellas).

Yes the portrait is absoluetly fantastic, the facial expression and pose is perfect, but the border spoils it for me.

That kid. The phrase "cheeky monkey" comes to mind! Well caught. The montage is a great idea. I have a lot of photographs of single daffodils and narcissi that don't look much individually, but ---------> runs away to play with photoshop.