This was taken during a group photo session in Greg's studio back in 2012. There were so many bodies floating around, cameras snapping and lights firing but man we had a great time.
Unfortunately, I don't remember this young lass' name but the photo was lit using a soft box at camera left and yes, that sword was sharp!
1/200sec @ f/8.0, 24mm ISO 100
All of the other 'fluff' was added in Photoshop.
This feels like this was done in my studio a million years ago! LOL
I know it's part of the processing but for me being a fan of shadows but in this particular image, the shadows feel washed out and I think there could have been a lot more drama if the image had a little more contrast in it.
The grungy post production to it definitely adds to the theme of the subject