This was my first real try with setting up a photo and using light stands. Got a lot to learn but I think I'm hooked!
this post was submitted on 19 May 2025
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You should tell us what type of lighting you wanted to achieve and with what gear, so we may tell if you managed to do it.
Like mentioned already, getting the right amount of light in the shadows can be tricky, even more so with reflective subjects, but that's just a matter of experimentation. You may also want to consider what matters the most to you between shutter speed and noise/sharpness? With that kind of picture, I doubt you need to focus that much on shutter speed, so you may consider lowering lower your ISO and use a much longer exposure (less noise in the image, for the same amount of light). That being said, it looks like you're on a promising path :)
Silly suggestion: if you can't hide it, have you tried using the sewing thingy (sorry, I don't know the English word) that's visible on the fabric as a legit part of your composition? It could help drive the viewer's attention exactly where you want them to look.
I'm not really sure what I was going for with lighting haha. This was my first time putting a shot together so I kind of just winged it. I want to see what I can come up with having full control over the environment. The lighting I used were some cheap usb lights and I think I need to soften the light on them more somehow.
I'll look into ISO next, I'm still using the auto function while I figure some things out. As for the strip of sewing I noticed after that I could have used it to "direct" the eye to a specific feature but honestly the backdrop was just a placeholder. I saw a blog about home studios on the cheap and am gonna get a black sheet, but stores were closed yesterday and I didn't want to wait haha.