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Pyriphlegethon

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I'm doing some tests for an interview and I don't know if what I've got looks very aesthetically pleasing at all. The shadows seem to hard. I'm using a soft box and trying to reflect some of it, but I've looked at it so long that I'm wondering if it's garbage and I need to start over. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks!

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Depends on what this is for, I suppose it looks fine for an interview on technology.

You might want to add another layer of diffusion and 1/4 cto on the key, or just pan the head a few touches to the right.

I usually use fluorescents, china balls, garbage boxes(foamcore softbox w/ lamp fixture) or clamp lamps w/ clipped diffusion for indoor keys. (40w - 150w).

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Since the talent has his noseroom on camera-left and is slightly facing camera left, you're using a near-side key because the key is illuminating the larger part of the talent's face. A far-side key will almost always look better and provide better depth, separation, and modeling. So move your key light to the left of the camera and fill from the right. I agree that key could use some softening, if it's a softbox, it must be too far away. I can tell from the size of the catchlights in the eyes that the light sources are too far away or too small. The lighting also looks like it's coming from too low an angle, so you can try raising the key a bit.
 
My only comment on the second one is that you need a little bit more light on the subject as to remove him from the background a little bit more. The background itself looks pretty sweet though. Maybe even physically pull him away from the background a little bit more and play with depth of field.

Just my 2 cents.
 
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