New shoot results

Took some shots of a friend that I train kung fu with. Getting the lighting worked out was really hard. I achieved my goals with the first two photos in the list. I was really going for some Greg Gorman type shots with his wonderful, contrasty light and I am happy with the first two shots. The other shots were quite a surprise to me. They were a surprise because even though they arent contrasty like the first two, I find that I like them equally as well. There is something about the soft, gray tones that I really enjoy. They are quite calming for me.

I have so much to learn. I edited these photos last night right after the shoot and thought I was finished with them. I wasnt and Im still not. I fixed a few issues later but still have more stuff to fix.

I tend to get a little discouraged when I see these problems so late in the photographic process but then I get over it quickly enough because I see what I just learned.

What I have learned the most through this shoot is that I need to pay a lot more attention to the entire body and not just the places where the light looks the best. I also learned that poses in low light produce many blurred pictures, which is very upsetting. I also learned that while I like black hair on a black background, I really need to make sure I shoot black hair against a lighter background, preferrably gray.