Thankuveramuch...

[hollis]

Thanks, guys. The "light smear" was added last minute and can be taken out.

On another note, what's the best way to upload files for maximum viewing size with reasonable quality? I have been saving mine as jpegs with 8-bit color and generally have to shrink them down to nothing to before they're small enough to be uploaded here. Am I doing something wrong?

add bigger pics to your gallery, then you can link them to critique

http://gallery.photographyreview.com...&ppuser=277703

[draymorton]

Hollis - thanks.

Ron - likewise. I got the light bleed out of there; looks better already. The greenish tint is actually due, I'm pretty sure, to a gel placed over one of the flash heads (deliberate choice, I'm afraid). If not, as you suggested, I'll try to pay more attention to in-camera white balance/colr temperature (if that's what you meant). I admit that that's something I've pretty much ignored up till now.

The background... ah well. I'm going to be reshooting this guy anyway, so... better backgrounds ahead, hopefully, and series forthcoming!

Thanks again.

[jetrim]

The greenish tint is actually due, I'm pretty sure, to a gel placed over one of the flash heads (deliberate choice, I'm afraid). If not, as you suggested, I'll try to pay more attention to in-camera white balance/colr temperature (if that's what you meant). I admit that that's something I've pretty much ignored up till now.

This is also something that can be adjusted in Photoshop/PaintShopPro under "color balance". I like the shot overall but agree w/ the previous comments regarding the light smear.

[draymorton]

Thanks Greg and gracie.

jetrim - tried color balance and it worked nicely. Thanks.