for some reason the idea of standing just barely in the flash path, with most of the light going up past my face and then coming back down from a reflector seemed really solid. right now the concept of feathering light so that just the very edge of it hits your subject is very intriguing to me.
one benefit to this technique is that you get an artificially quick falloff onto your subject.... in this picture my chest is lit, but my shoulders aren't. had i lit this picture without feathering the light, both my chest and shoulders would be receiving nearly the same amount of light. so this is a good way to establish a mysterious kind of vibe for your subject.
that's it. simple shot, using the elements in unexpected ways. there's no vignette on this one.... i wouldn't want to destroy the cool light gradients happening up on the ceiling with one. so the falloff on my right arm is completely natural. that's all in-camera right there.
the blueish tint on the back ceiling was present in the original, but i did make it a little more present using the "graduated filter" tool in lightroom.
setup shot:
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