claudiu_ionescu Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 I had a dispute with a friend of mine about this picture. Please, tell me, your opinion. The highlight on her right arm can be considered as a fault? It was spilled by my background light and wasn't intentional, but is really something wrong? I will appreciate your honest opinion. Thanks. <BR> <BR>Claudiu <BR> <BR>http://www.photo.net/photo/2259886&size=lg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssonne Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 If it's 'wrong' then the guys at FHM are making <a href="http://www.fhm.com/site/sexiest/britney/img/6big.jpg">the same mistake</a> ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claudiu_ionescu Posted April 4, 2004 Author Share Posted April 4, 2004 Thank you Stephen for your kindness, but I think in your example, the highlight on her left arm is in acording with main light and it is more believable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_menegatos Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 The difference between the two is that in the FHM photo, the hilight on the side is not only on the arm but also on the hair. Pretty much the whole side of the model. In your friend picture it's just on the arm. It makes the light stand out more and it doesn't appear to me that the arm is meant to be the main focus of the photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claudiu_ionescu Posted April 4, 2004 Author Share Posted April 4, 2004 Thanks, Tom. Good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_menegatos Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Just to elaborate a little more after reading the technical info on your friends shot. The source of your friend's accent light seems to be from the little vivitar flash that he used as a background light. The background light spilled onto models arm. Shoud have had a bit more distance between model and background to prevent this unless you can really control where it's going. The FHM shot most likely used a much larger light souce like a large softbox or diffusion screen to get the highlight intentionally on the whole side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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