Dramatic lighting is a style of lighting that creates dramatic shadows and often works with the main light coming from only one side of the photo.
For this project I will be using a black backdrop and two lights.
So let's get started!
One-Point Lighting
We'll start with a one-point lighting setup.
It should be slightly in front of your subject, not behind.
Right:
(light is abut 2 feet in front of subject)
Wrong:
(light is behind subject)
Because there is only light coming from one side, you will want your model's face tilted slightly toward the light (or completely facing it); this allows the light to brighten the face and bring out details, while facing away from the light will cause detail to be lost from the face.
Two-Point Lighting
This setup leaves the main light where it was, but adds one more light coming right under the main one. Although the one-point lighting setup does work well, if you notice there are some shadows on the face under the eyes, neck, and nose that I would like to lessen. If you position a second light very low to the ground and pointing up toward your model's face, it should add enough fill light to soften those shadows a bit.
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