I had some time on my hands. I like to try new set ups ad give myself 20 minutes to set up and be ready to shoot. This set up is too equipment heavy for use on location, in my mind. Too many stands and reflectors which can't be folded.
Four Profoto heads, two Pro7 1200s packs, some pocketwizards, some background paper, a grip truck (literally, there is a grip truck outside my apartment), and a Mamiya AFd, Phase P30+, 45mm lens, 1/125 F16. Should have been F13, but The lights were too hot and the base iso is 100. 4 heads, one hair light with a 20 degree grid, one BG light with a 10 degree grid, key is a Magnum reflector, small while brolly at 8 feet for fill. I hate brollies but they sure are easy.
I was going to go for the Platon look but I needed two more heads which are not here. I had the fill dialed way down so as to get the contrast from the lights. I used the magnum reflector on the 7 setting for a big, hard beam, not too far away. I wanted the key hard but not brutal. I should have bumped the hair/bg lights a stop. I did later and it looks nice.
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