I paid a visit to my local studio today to shoot Claire.  I only had a short period of time so only got a couple of shots as I tend to work slowly (or faff around too much lol).  This is a simple one light set up although I should have used a reflector to put some light onto her hair.  The information about how you set the lighting diagram can be found at the end of this entry

Before I go to the studio I know excatly what I am going to do with the model and the lights.  I generally write this down and sketch a light set up which helps in the moment when I sometimes forget what to do next lol. 

Claire - click for larger image

This is quite a tough pose to hold so giving the model ample time to recover between frames is essental as is making sure the model is warm particulalry when they are nude. 

Lighting layout for the shot - click for larger image

As you can see because the softbox has a grid this has reduced light spill and the high up position has created shadows which make the curve of the pose stand out.

The psd file can be found here so right click and save then unzip.

These are the instuctions but I find it easier to open a second blank document in photoshop and then just drag the various bits and bobs over to the new document. to rotate the items you just use free trasform.

To use…
1) Download file LightingSetup.psd.zip (size 200k)
2) Unarchive the Zip file
3) Open the Photoshop file: LightingSetup.psd. (size 500k)
4) The file defaults with a Background, Subject and 35mm Camera.
5) To view (add) an item, open the appropriate folder and click on the item (as seen below). You click on the “eye” icon to make it visible or to hide it.
6) Move and rotate into place.
7) Save a copy of your finished setup. Don’t save over original file (for future use).

Restrictions:
• For personal use and to share your setups only!
• NO commercial use
• Please leave the copyright on ALL setups…Thanks!

I tend to print off the images I best like from any photoshoot and for this quickie I printed the above shot on Harman warm tone gloss.  You can use standard paper and tone it accordingly as well if you wanted to.

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