chris_serio

<p>I think you're doing a nice job. The only critique i would offer is that some of the shots were taken in direct sunlight and have some harsh shadows on the faces. Some fill flash would really make the difference there. Keep at it!</p>

<p>Maybe by shiny you mean to say smooth? All of those models have what appears to be perfectly smooth, blemish-free skin and the light reflection really pops off of their skin. I think that's just heavy photoshop airbrushing and dodging. Personally, I'm more of a fan of models that look like real people. I think you're doing an excellent job as is. Keep it up.</p>

<p>The face appears to be in a shadow while the chest is well lit. I'm not sure what kind of room you were shooting in but if you're shooting with the SB-900 on camera, you may just try to bounce the flash behind and to your left and see what kind of results you're getting.</p>

<p>Thanks for all of your help guys. I also found this link which you may find useful.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/2008/08/27/flare-up/">http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/2008/08/27/flare-up/</a></p>

<p>Thank you for the reply. That was an informative URL but doesn't exactly answer my question. The lens flare seems to be fairly easy to obtain but the glow is what i'm after. My pictures come out washed out and white while a lot of the ones i see online have a nice orange glow to them. I'm sure this is easy in post processing but i've seen it done right from the camera. That's the trick i'm trying to learn.</p>

<p>I've seen a lot of photographers use the sun to help give their pictures a warm yellow/orange haze. I've witnessed this being done with no flash at all. I cannot seem to duplicate the results though. My shots seem to just have a white haze instead of the warm colors.<br>

Can someone offer some techniques to achieve this result? What metering is best? Where do you meter? Do you intentionally overexpose/underexpose after metering?<br>

Here's some samples of what i'm trying to achieve.<br>

Thanks in advance.<br>

<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2472/3654719482_9505b68b5e.jpg?v=0" alt="" width="500" height="333" /><br>

<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3036/2738577545_39db75d8b2_m.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="160" /><br>

<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3400/3653023066_41f3e66908_m.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>What would you guys say the best book on composition is? I understand the obligatory rules that all of the books seem to cover but i'm looking for a book that tries to explain beyond the basics.</p>