Here she is depicted as an athlete..

I couldn’t resist the chance to operate on Strobist, Portrait, and On-Location abilities.

Shot in our living room (economical portable studio) with my speedlights and a black sheet backdrop.

I have recently been operating tough on skin retouching using the approaches illustrated in Jason Odell’s book The Photographer’s Guide to Capture NX2.

The new workflow is causing some challenges – as the rendering on the web appears diverse than what I see on my monitor – ah to live and discover. I am also somewhat guilty of &quotoverdoing it&quot as is typically occurs when using new tactics.

Regardless, I like this shot.

I have a lengthy way to go with the camera and finding out far more subtle skin methods – BUT they are nonetheless far better than any point-n-shoot-ugly-flash-redeye-harshly-lit effort that I could have place forth ahead of discovering Strobist and the magic of Nikon CLS/AWL!

Forgot to get a setup shot. Sorry.

SB-800 (just to correct) shot via a tiny softbox.
SB-600 (camera left about 60 degrees) shot into a 43&quot umbrella for fill.
SB-600 gelled red and fired via &quotkoozie snoot&quot for red backdrop.

Fired by way of Nikon D300 popup commander (set to &quot–&quot)

Lots of experimentation going on – each whilst shooting and in PP employing Capture NX2.

Right here she is depicted as an athlete..

I couldn’t resist the chance to perform on Strobist, Portrait, and On-Location abilities.

Shot in our living room (economical portable studio) with my speedlights and a black sheet backdrop.

I have not long ago been functioning hard on skin retouching employing the techniques illustrated in Jason Odell’s book The Photographer’s Guide to Capture NX2.

I have a long way to go with the camera and understanding much more subtle skin tactics – BUT they are nonetheless much better than any point-n-shoot-ugly-flash-redeye-harshly-lit effort that I may possibly have put forth prior to discovering Strobist and the magic of CLS/AWL!

Forgot to get a setup shot. Sorry.

SB-800 (just to appropriate) shot through a little softbox.
SB-600 (camera left about 60 degrees) shot into a 43&quot umbrella for fill.
Sb-600 (camera left and about 45 degrees behind) shot into homemade grid snoot for hair light. Should’ve use ND gels to knock it down a tiny.

Fired through Nikon D300 popup commander (set to &quot–&quot)

Lots of experimentation going on – each whilst shooting and in PP utilizing Capture NX2.

Right here she is depicted as an athlete..

I couldn’t resist the chance to function on Strobist, Portrait, and On-Place skills.

Shot in our living space (economical portable studio) with my speedlights and a black sheet backdrop.

I have not too long ago been operating hard on skin retouching employing the methods illustrated in Jason Odell’s book The Photographer’s Guide to Capture NX2.

I have a extended way to go with the camera and learning a lot more subtle skin methods – BUT they are nevertheless greater than any point-n-shoot-ugly-flash-redeye-harshly-lit effort that I may have put forth before obtaining Strobist and the magic of CLS/AWL!

Forgot to get a setup shot. Sorry.

SB-800 (just to appropriate) shot by way of a small softbox.
SB-600 (camera left about 60 degrees) shot into a 43&quot umbrella for fill.
Sb-600 (camera left and about 45 degrees behind) shot into homemade grid snoot for hair light. Should’ve use ND gels to knock it down a small.

Fired through Nikon D300 popup commander (set to &quot–&quot)

Lots of experimentation going on – each although shooting and in PP utilizing Capture NX2.