Selfportrait inpired by work of Irwing Penn and Yousuf Karsh.
With basic shoot through umbrella and small 200w strobe. LED panel as a kick light. Simple two light setup to get proper oldschool vibe.
Overall aesthetics inspired by work of various photographers from the past like Yousuf Karsh, Irving Penn and one of best modern portrait photographers Ivan Weiss.
Gritty edit on Affinity with use of layers of custom textures blended with use of luminosity and selectable high pass.
Gear: Fujifilm X-H1 + XF90mm F/2 LMWR
Strobe entry level Quadralite/Godox UP! 200x and basic shoot through umbrella from Quadralite/Godox. LED Quadralite Talia 400 as a kick light.