[Franklin]

(01-15-2014, 05:42 PM)keithblan Wrote: I wouldn't have done much different except to lighten her tan and her hair. Also add a bit of vibrance and redness to the hair. Perhaps a similar effect could have been achieved with a slight increase in exposure.

See what you think.



BTW. Do you have a diffuser on your flashgun? I've found the Stofen diffuser on my Canon speedlight helps a lot in these bounced flash situations.

Keith, Thanks for your input. Pretty quiet in the forums here at times.

I have a diffuser but it was not in my camera bag as I had bought a new Lowepro® bag and forgot to include it.

I changed the color balance in PS in my latest adjustment, and her eyes truly are angel eyes - beautiful light blue, and I adjusted them to match her true eye color, as a bounce flash doesn't put enough light in the eyes to show that normally.
Personally I think you went too far in your adjustments, just my opinion (her eyebrows look nothing like what you have done for example). I also removed the shadow from the winter decoration above her head in PS. I am looking at buying one of those shoot through portable studio lights sometime if I become more involved with portraits, I have seen some beautiful work from them.