Gemma Lyd

Gemma

First set of the evening, Gemma in a black/white dress with a strip softbox behind her to the left and a large octo-softbox in front of her to the right.

Soft Light

The same lighting setup, but softened in Photoshop with a vignette to remove the backdrop as Gemma looks off camera.

Hair Throw

Gemma throws her hair back, which catches in the strip softbox to the left.

Half of Gemma

Unusual crop on the low-key setup to highlight Gemma's eyes.

Flare

Using a light above and behind Gemma the idea was to give a catchlight in the hair and a flare across the face. Didn't quite work out on the flare bit...

Hair Down

Bright light top left, octo-softbox for the fill light as Gemma looks straight at the camera with her hair loose over her shoulders.

Fanned

Gemma being blown by the fan picture right to make her dress and hair all billowy.

Windswept

Gemma's hair being blown around by the fan and a chance for just a headshot.

Shadows

A constant light provides a deep shadow for this shot in the alcove.

In the Alcove

Gemma sitting in the alcove at the side of the studio with one high-power constant light source.

Lingerie

First of two lingerie sets, in front of the wall. I wanted to separate Gemma more from the wall so tried moving her forward to make a more pronounced drop-off of light to the wall. It still left some funny shadows to my liking, but worth a try.

Oriental

The final setup of the evening, with Gemma posing in front of a vinyl backdrop - strip soft box to the left and an octoganol soft box front and right.

Back to the Wall

Gemma stands in front of the wall with just one light, processed with a VSCO filter.