Setting the Tone: Creating a Dramatic Monochromatic Beauty Image

In this Photo Deconstruction I share my approach to creating a dramatic monochromatic beauty image using 4 lights. I break down each light's purpose, and how I used them to create depth and drama. 0:00 Intro 2:23 Behind the scenes 7:08 Straight out of camera / Post processing 💡Lighting (4) 1.Profoto D2 with Westcott Optical Spot + 150mm lens 2. Hair/Separation Light: Medium umbrella with diffusion, used overhead to create subtle light on the subject’s shoulders and clavicles. 3. Background Light: Profoto B10+ with no modifier, but equipped with an ND gel to reduce light power, creating a subtle glow behind the subject for separation. 4. Fill Light: Profoto B10+ with a medium umbrella and diffusion, softened with a red gel to bring out details in the shadows and prevent harsh contrasts. 🖌 Post Processing 1. White Balance Adjustment: Warmed up the overall tone and added a bit of magenta to correct a greenish tint in the original image. 2. Color Tweaks: Made subtle adjustments to enhance reds and unify skin tones, ensuring consistent saturation across the face and highlights. 3. Skin Cleanup: Smoothed out texture and addressed highlights, especially because the hard light source (optical spot) emphasized texture and contrast on the skin. 4. Skin Tone Unification: Ensured that all areas of skin, including highlights on the cheeks and forehead, matched in tone and saturation for a cohesive look. 5. Final Touches: Minimal changes were made overall, as the image was strong straight out of the camera, but small adjustments helped perfect the final result. 👇 Drop a comment below and let me know what you think of the final image. 📸 Camera Settings: ✅ Shutter: 1/200th ✅ Aperture: F8 ✅ ISO 400 📸 Gear: ✅ Canon EOS R5: https://adorama.rfvk.net/JxzdE ✅ Canon RF 24-105 2.8: https://adorama.rfvk.net/Wq11zG ✅ Profoto D2 1000 Watts: https://adorama.rfvk.net/qvB7y ✅ Profoto B10+: https://adorama.rfvk.net/62K03 ✅ Profoto Medium Umbrella: https://adorama.rfvk.net/aQEYj ✅ Profoto Medium Umbrella diffuser: https://adorama.rfvk.net/xAmXd ✅ Westcott Optical Spot w/ kit lens: https://lindsayadler.photo/wcopticalspot ✅ Savage Universal Primary Red Gray Background: https://adorama.rfvk.net/9ZeX3 ✅ Profoto Air Remote: https://adorama.rfvk.net/W3o5G ✅ Avenger D600 boom arm: https://adorama.rfvk.net/XRdAG ✅ Savage C-Stand: https://adorama.rfvk.net/J1ZW2 ✅ Rosco Cinegel 0.6 Two Stop Neutral Density Lighting Filter: https://adorama.rfvk.net/QjOQJA ✅ Rosco Creative Effects Gel Kit: https://adorama.rfvk.net/oZDno ✅ Tether Tools TetherBoost Pro 31' USB-C to Micro-B Cable, Orange Right Angle: https://adorama.rfvk.net/Kj11ja ---- 👉 Portfolio: http://lindsayadlerphotography.com 👉 Instagram: http://instagram.com/lindsayadler_photo 👉 Facebook: http://facebook.com/lindsayadlerphotography 👉 Twitter: http://twitter.com/lindsayadler 👉 Education: http://learn.lindsayadlerphotography.com Some of the links in this description contain affiliate links to partners.