James Newman
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Taking the advice of those that know, I tried some more self portraits using only a single light source. I still have not really figured out how best to use multiple lights and keeping it simple with only one gives me a better chance at figuring out what does and does not work. The hardest part for me is getting the focus right. I did this one alone, while my wife was still at work, otherwise I would have had her focus for me. I had to take a great number of different shots just trying to get my face in focus. It's still not the sharpest in this photo either but I think with the lighting the way it is and the look I got, it works pretty good anyway. At first I tried a little tighter crop because my face looks rather lost in the large expanse of black but then, in the end, I decided this was the way I liked it best. Maybe it's because I really do feel lost a lot of the time and this image feels the most natural to me.
Is there an easier way to pre-focus for something like this rather than just the hit and miss way that I was doing?
James
Is there an easier way to pre-focus for something like this rather than just the hit and miss way that I was doing?
James