kimlockman

<p>I want to thank you all for this information. I was shooting RAW in Av mode because I'm a bit nervous about going completely manual....however, I can see that it will be necessary to do that.<br>

Here is what I'm working with for lights.... I have 3 soft box continuous lights (a top light and two sides). No flash. I have experimented with removing the top light and setting the others much farther back but that doesn't seem to help much. The ISO setting, as I remember, was really high, so by reducing that dramatically, that will help, I'm sure. I just need to get a better understanding of how all these settings can be adjusted to produce the results I want. Like I mentioned...I'm very new to photography and really don't understand the camera yet.<br>

If the ISO should be around 200, what would you suggest for an fstop? I would appreciate some suggestions for settings to try for this type of shot.<br>

Also...yes, I think I need to get the person farther away from the backdrop...problem is, I'm working with a very small space, so I may only be able to do a couple feet farther out.<br>

Again....thanks so much for this feedback! It's worth it's weight in gold to me! This community is wonderful!</p>

<p>I am quite new to studio photography, but enjoying experimenting with portraits and black backgrounds. My question is, even though there are times when this is a fun effect, I can't seem to get good skin tone without a LOT of photoshop work...and even then, the highlights on the figure are often blown out. I have tried numerous settings and moved the lights farther away from the subject, but this still happens. <br>

Can anyone tell me how to improve this issue. <br>

Here is an untouched photo that shows what's happening. For this photo I actually liked the effect, but I don't want this in all my shots.<br>

<img src="http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww40/trekkiekim/DPP_0012copy.jpg" alt="" width="617" height="411" /></p>