split lighting. man, i have never really cared for it. but i figured i should probably explore it anyways, just to make sure i'm not missing something amazing that everyone else has figured out years ago.
anyways. so this is my interpretation of it. i've got a big soft fill floated out in front of me to throw a lot of wrapping light onto the dark side of my face, and then a gridded snooted 3 degree flash basically doing an accent light on the left side of my face. add a light for the background, and a light into a reflector on the floor for a bit of up bouncing light, and there it is.
one thing i do like is how the accent/split light is defining shape and texture across my face and clothing. i could definitely see using this technique to define someone's musculature and edge out every muscle group, while at the same time not letting the shadow areas go to black.
so that's something to keep in mind.
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