I'll just keep posting till others start to join in! LOL
I had been shooting portraits for years and I used to use a beauty dish to the right, a soft box to the left and a hair light behind to the right, up high and angled down.
I started playing with a different setup recently and started to use a 2m parabolic umbrella on a boom and a highlight low and angled up directly behind the subject.
I found that this really makes the model 'pop' against the background but the trade-off is, it really shows up the 'fly-away' hair around her but I don't mind it, as i think it adds a bit more interest to the shot.
Model: Anastasia
MUAH: Mishel Vounatsos Bratsos
I love the seperation you've got happening here between the subject and the background. That hairlight really does add another dimension to the shot mate.
Separation is awesome
This looks great. I agree about the hair it adds a really nice effect. Thank you for sharing.
The separation is great! In a perfect world, yes we would want to see no frizz around the hair but its not realistic. I love this portrait!!!!! In fact, it you look at most magazine covers closely you'll see work that is not even close to this.
Awesome. I'd love to see a BTS on this.
Cool Shot!
Thanks
Fabulous