Ilvy and the window (Patreon)

As you may know, I have just launched a video tutorial on Art-Nude Studio Lighting. This set with Ilvy is an example of my parting advice of breaking the rules.

The only image that follows the rules of the angle between light and body is the first one.

But there are three other factors at large here:

• Once there is oil on the body, it becomes shiny and make it react differently, and much better, with the light hitting the body straight on.
• I also made a couple of series of safe shots under controlled environments.
• Because of the narrow light corridor, the "frame" becomes a compositorial element begging for exploration. And you can take experimenting with shadows quite far.