Some practice using two tone lighting setups to examine facial planes and how lighting affects the mood of a piece. Also got a DeviantArt feature which is nice!

Girl looking behind

Back light This is a good example of Back Light because the light comes from behind the person and also we can not distinguish the face of the person because it is back light

Light from behind a person The light creates an outline of the person and really puts emphasis on the shape of the person's body rather than their facial features. This creates a really dark mood since you can't see the person's face but only a shadowy outline of their body.

A quick lightsource example for ~melonria who was asking me questions about lighting heads from behind XD Hopefully it'll prove useful to someone. It wa... Light Source Example 1

I took this self portrait in my garage with a small strobe with a red gel behind me to create a rim light and then used a flash with a mid sized soft box with a blue gel as my key light. #Portraits #SelfPortraits #Gels #Studio #Studio Photography