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I connected with this girl. See that smile? It was there and gone in a

flash ;) I love this image for personal reasons, but objectively- my

lighting is standard and hum-drum. What would you adjust and why?

......... The image you have posted is far too small for me to comment on.

Regards

Sunny, I agree with the previous critique that the image is small, but what I find a greater problem is that you did not describe what you did for lighting.  One clue is the obvious shadows.  The shadow directly below her leg and directly below her chin, suggests a very strong light coming from directly above.  A fainter shadow to the right suggests a weaker light from the left.  If you were able to place lights then perhaps you want to read up on portrait and full figure lighting - on the web or in books.  What surprises me is that you seem to be using seamless paper background - usually not used before one learns lighting techniques.

My regards,

Jerry

Thank you jerry & grayham :)
 
I posted a small file to keep my images from being used improperly.

This shoot was on camera lighting (speedlight) with reflectors only.

I should have stated that earlier, my apologies.

So, I bounced to the left and reflected left & right. There was not an opportunity to set up my lights. [i have been certified in 3 studio light courses over the past 10 years, I just wasn't able to use them that day- hence the shadows] :)

For what I had to work with I was semi-satisfied, and the clients were very satisfied, but advice with last minute/unforeseen circumstances for lighting would be great.
I was in the middle of a gymnasium that had no working outlets (i know, are you kidding me- right!) and I was "supposed" to be in a studio (dance) with all the electricity i could need according to the director who I booked with. I planned on 1 flash and 2 lights, and ended up using 1 flash and 2 reflectors. the only thing I could have done differently at the time was bring a generator, or cancel the shoot.

BTW, it was for a non-profit, and im not doing it again- ever.

Thanks guys! :)

Sunny