Selp Portrait
 

I've been playing with some off camera flash with my new flash gun and wireless triggers. A friend set me the task of recreating some kind of image, and he chose these images from the computer game "assassins creed"

[URL]http://www.xda-wallpapers.com/games/assassins-creed-assassin-hood[/URL]


[URL]http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/File:Ezio_Autidore_da_Firenze.jpg[/URL]

and he gave me 15 minutes to do it!!!!!

Here is my attempt. All critique is welcome.

[IMG]http://media.digitalcameraworld.com/forum/gallery/files/1/5/3/4/2/3/self_portrait.jpg[/IMG]

I know absolutely nothing about off camera flash units or how to use them but I know what I like when I see it and this image works really well , you seem to have just the right balance of light and dark to give your image that menacing feel .

Mark

I would darken the light front of the hoodie as it draws my eye away from the face.

I've just noticed a strange light patch on the left hand side of the hood which looks out of place as the main light source is to the right.

[QUOTE=beatnik69;84727]I would darken the light front of the hoodie as it draws my eye away from the face.[/QUOTE]

Yeah I've actually already done this after I posted the image. Cheers.

[QUOTE=beatnik69;84727]I've just noticed a strange light patch on the left hand side of the hood which looks out of place as the main light source is to the right.[/QUOTE]

Which part? Left side of the picture or the left side of the hood Right side of picture)?

[QUOTE=markgozz;84724]I know absolutely nothing about off camera flash units or how to use them but I know what I like when I see it and this image works really well , you seem to have just the right balance of light and dark to give your image that menacing feel .

Mark[/QUOTE]


Thank you very much.

I know very little about off camera flash either. :) This is just experimentation, if I'm honest. You do learn quite a lot though the more you play around with it.

[QUOTE=brendan1980;84789


Which part? Left side of the picture or the left side of the hood Right side of picture)?[/QUOTE]

Left side of picture as you look at it. :)