Half stop exposure difference...

I had a print made of the first shot below of my son. I didn't like it!

Back to Lightroom and the raw file to make some adjustments ...mostly to exposure which I dropped about 1/2 a stop. Then into Photoshop for some very minor tweaking, lighten the whites of the eye and a bit of sharpening. Some might say this is over sharpened now, but I think it adds to the mood of the image. This is a close crop that I kinda like.

Radio Triggers ...and a reluctant model

I recently acquired an e-bay radio trigger and three receivers (because I have three flashes) and conscripted my son, Rob, to model for me so I could test these triggers. I used all three flashes, one as a main light, one as a hair light and the last as a background light. I also used a reflector for fill. I found these triggers worked OK, but the tilt mechanism was not strong enough to hold the flashes adequately. I used one of my off camera sync cords attached directly to the umbrella flash bracket with the other fitted into the trigger, which just hung from the cord. That was a lot stronger so I have ordered two more off camera sync cords so I can use one for each trigger.

Another wedding....

Well, actually the first. I have another next week and the bride and groom want the shoot at Canaught Park where this one was shot ...so I was browsing through some of those shots for inspiration. Bright sunlight makes it difficult, the first few shots were taken in the shade of a large tree, but the whole point of this location was to have some interesting backgrounds; so, had to move out of the shade to do that.

All shots were with a Pentax K10D and DA* 16-50 f/2.8 lens. I think the next shoot I will try some with a longer lens to get a different perspective. Also, hoping my radio triggers arrive before the shoot. I could use some flash to balance the exposure but in such high ambient light optical slave don't work.