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It's a three-day weekend here in Blighty so I'm in a chipper mood this morning. Just off to buy some props but thought I'd update here first.
Just finished reading "Master Lighting Guide for Portrait Photographers" by Christopher Grey [link] It's a "how to" covering lots of different lighting styles/types: broad, short, butterfly, loop, closed-loop, Rembrandt, hi-key, low-key, Hollywood; lighting for business, wedding, fashion, promotion, and glamour.
The cons:
- It's a short book, so each topic is only covered briefly.
- The lighting diagrams and his descriptions are a bit confusing at times.
- Most of the examples require a fully equipped studio (lots of space and 3 or more lights).
The pros:- Motivation/inspiration - I like the results he achieves and I'm itching to have a go at some of these set-ups.
- For each setup he identifies the tricky-bits, the things that are likely to trip you up and offers advice to help avoid common mistakes.
The verdict: It's not a book for everyone, but if you're looking to get into studio portraiture it's worth a read.
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- For each setup he identifies the tricky-bits, the things that are likely to trip you up and offers advice to help avoid common mistakes.
- Motivation/inspiration - I like the results he achieves and I'm itching to have a go at some of these set-ups.
- Most of the examples require a fully equipped studio (lots of space and 3 or more lights).
- The lighting diagrams and his descriptions are a bit confusing at times.
Cheerful 
I had access to a studio, nice guy used to lend me camera equipment as well as his studio
Have a fine weekend, my friend.
I think I have a link somewhere to a blog about cheap and homemade studio lighting, I'll go look
Low-key - majority of tones below mid grey, so subject wears dark but well textured clothes and shoot against a dark b/g. Use raked lighting to bring out the texture and a light to separate the edge of the subject from the b/g. You could try one brolly or softbox front at about 70 degrees and one between the subject and b/g to light the hair/shoulder for separation and a little spill on the b/g to pull it out of the pit. Does that make sense?