Yet another quick post but good news, I am almost caught up on my processing work.
Never underestimate how long processing may take you, especially if you want to do it right. At this point I try to do it in 4 passes. First pass gets the best of each series of shots. The second pass crops as needed. Third pass gets the colors down. Fourth pass reviews everything. And then I usually throw in a fifth pass because I always have this awful feeling I’ve screwed everything up and I am just not seeing it. That’s yet another reason I like doing self-photos from time to time. If I screw things up with my own photos, I will be more likely to see it the next time I work on someone else’s photos. At least that’s the theory.
Anyway, these are the results of a 4 light setup. Two strobes with grids, a speedlight with a snoot and grid acting as a hair light, and a speedlight directly behind my head acting as a rim light. Mainly I was just experimenting. I have another series of character shots for a theater shoot coming up in about 2 months and I am starting zero in on setup for it. It’s kind of like a game of Battleship. I have a general idea of where the final result is, but I need to keep experimenting with my lights until I get a hit. Then I just work from there. I’m at the hit area but still need to figure out which direction to take the lighting. For the record, this wasn’t it. It’s close though and I am getting an idea as to where I am going to take it.