I recently acquired some basic studio lighting gear (a very cheap studio strobe, some “umbrellas”, remote flash triggers and some soft boxes) and have started a journey of learning more about studio lighting. I have always been an available-light photography, and this area has always been a gap for me. The image below was shot earlier this week: I had the strobe placed above and to the model’s right side, shooting through the umbrella to soften the light a bit. I had nothing on the model’s left side, as I wanted some fairly pronounced shadow areas.

For film, I was shooting Fomapan 100, developed in Rodinal, for a fairly contrasty, retro look.