Lighting Styles In Studio With @Siren! 💖

More shots from my afternoon in studio with Steemits @siren, a.k.a my good buddy Steph.

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Being mostly a location shooter, I've been meaning to brush up on my studio skills. Steph is always happy to get a few shots for her Steemit and Patreon, so we booked an afternoon in a local studio and spent the day experimenting with lots of different themes and lighting styles.

In the first photo here (above) we used a small beauty dish, and shot Steph a good 2 meters from the background to give a lot of separation. This was also helped by the use of a wide aperture. (50mm at 1.6)

In this shot above, Steph stood only a few inches from the backdrop, and I removed the modifier from the light, shooting "bare bulb" to create a harsh shadow. Shooting at f5 kept everything in crispy focus. I almost always gravitate towards the softer style of the first photo here, but I feel this hard light style does have its place too.

Of those two styles above, which one do you prefer?

We did a few other looks, so I'll have more soon, including the wonderful Steph covered in cake and cream. It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it.