Dear Ph Your right. these photos were taken with a Metz sseveral years ago... Now I take the photos in my own studio. I dislike flash very much. Still I thought (but this is not enough ) the one in the mirror still special... I would not use a flash any more... or only studio... One of the two... What about Daniel (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Linda+Vermeiren/Daniel/) , new one with brown effect.. yours sincerely Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: Philippe AMARD To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 2:41 PM Subject: [LRflex] Re: Christel :a special hairdresser Flash ! Danger ! I think you had a subject here. I also think that the use of the flash gun is somewhat disastrous - sorry for me to say. When using a flashgun Linda, try to bounce the light agaisnt the wall, the ceiling or xwhatever - direct harsh flash light destroys what could be a good shot - unless used purposedly, which in my opinion was not the case in those two. I would have liked the second one better if the snake had been used there, the light more balanced - boucned against/from the mirror perhaps. Sorry for those terrible comments, but I think someone had to let you knkow if you want to improve your photographs. Don't take it too seriously. We've all made mistakes, and still make many - I do that daily. So no panic, and if your model is still available , retry those using the flash for fill-in only, and maybe available light simply enough. Hope this helps phx Linda Vermeiren wrote: Dear members, Here a special woman. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Linda+Vermeiren/Christel/ Yours sincerely L.Vermeiren