Hannah Cleopatra on the rocks (Patreon)

Regardless of where I work, I always strive to have directional light. Or, to put it differently, light comes from a well-defined direction.

Outdoor in overcast weather can be challenging, but as soon as you put a model close to a large darker object, such as a large rock, no light can come from that side, and then light becomes directional.

And the same goes for yesterday's image: if you can find a place where both sides are shadowing, the light will come from the camera direction. It makes a massive difference in how your images look when light accentuates the body and has direction.