Wow Doug … Playing with light, playing with shapes, playing with music … quite a combo. The light is lustrous.
Thanks Dick. Any further comments on this site?
Beautiful image and use of light and shadow, as always. It may be an optical illusion, but I feel like the banjo is slightly off center. Given the composition, I think it should be perfectly centered. May just be me???
!I like the image, Doug. Excellent use of light and shadow. I know three is the standard grouping, but I’m not sure the group made the composition stronger. I also wonder about all that negative space. I like that you cropped the top, subtracting what could have added too much darkness (black) overall. Those instruments must have set you back a small fortune. There is too much yellow on the banjo for me.
It will take some time to poke around the site to see everything it can do and how to do it. Will others from outside of the TPS be allowed to comment on our photos or is this a TPS only group?
I have been shopping on the B&H website for small softboxes that accept both speedlights and strobes in various sizes to soften the light for studio photos. Have you tried any of those? The flashlight seems to consistently produce a few “hot spots” that blow out the details. Maybe a small softbox would eliminate them? I purchased a small softbox by Savage (25") but haven’t made the time to use it yet. I wish I had something this interesting to photograph so I could tell you whether or not I have noticed the difference in the quality and softness of the light and if it was worth the money. I’ll get around to experimenting with it . . . someday! LOL
You might ask Doug Hall or Maria DeKoker. They do studio stuff, but not sure I have ever heard them mention a softbox.
The idea is to have a TPS only site. Others can join as easily as we can, just go to the link that you used to set up. Optios to get others’ feedback include PSA and Nature Photographers Network
For a flashlight you could try a rubber band and a white cloth, or the Lume cubes Judi uses have modifiers now.