What is a basic lighting setup I can do to have high contrast in my photography?
I have 2 strobes and two high output halogen worklamps as my lights. However, the truth is, I was messing around, and I got a really nice, high contrast photo....by the light on my ceiling fan. I've been trying to replicate this with my actual lights, but with meager results. I'm looking for something that will really bring out, cheek bones, curves, muscles etc. in the models.
Any Ideas?
They would be greatly appreciated!!
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If you're looking for high contrast, I would suggest a single hard keylight, put almost directly in front of the target/model within about a 80-90 degree fan angle. Of course you can alter the position if you're looking to cast shadows or do other effects. Depending on how bright your lights are, you may want to put two or more close together to increase brightness. But generally you don't want a background light for high contrast. If you keep trying a bunch of ideas and positions, you'll probably find one that works, actually.
Good luck, and I hope this helped! Hope you have Photoshop as well, haha!
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