Portrait Lighting with Speedlights

A quick portrait of my daughter. I used the Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS) to make this portrait lighting look natural. My SB 900 is mounted on camera and used as a master to trigger and regulate the others. The other SB's are used as remotes. I placed them on tables around the room and pointed to the ceiling to achieve a smooth wrap around lighting look. The white ceiling diffuses the light perfectly so I do not need any other light modifiers.

Lighting diagram for the portrait above.

Headless ?

Composition is important to conveying your message or telling a story with your photographs. If your images aren't saying something to the viewer then they are probably just snapshots. I didn't care about the statues head in this photo because I wanted to show the pigeons resting and drinking from the water in the foutain and that promentant stain as my main statement for this photo. I do not need the whole statue to do this so I cropped off his head.

NYC Blues

The new Aurora 2017 software from Macphun is an incredible editing tool. If you're running a Mac you need to try this out, ( soon to be coming in PC format ).

Reflecting Waters

Colorful reflections in Central Park.

Blazing Colors

Autumn scene in Central Park, New York City.

Spearmint Plant

Spearmint plant with little tiny flower blossoms.

The Bandana Brothers

Nittany & Oscar wear their birthday bandanas to finish their photo shoot. Disclaimer...All dachshunds were captive an no dachshunds were hurt or harmed ( except their pride and dignity maybe ) at anytime during this photo shoot. Their owners accept full responsibility for any embarrassment they may have caused the dachshund community. If you try this at home be prepared to have plenty of patience.