Sketching Light: An Illustrated Tour of the Possibilities of Flash

Shoot High Key

It’s a personal preference, but I like the exposure expression of the ring to be more in the high key realm. Hot, straight, and bright seems to be a good way to go. Vanessa’s always been one of my favorite models, and out against that white wall, in hot pink, with the outlandish head gear and the “Who, me?” kind of expression, the ring style of light is definitely working. She has the feel of a diminutive, innocent waif. By contrast, the light’s got the trapping power of a police cruiser searchlight in an alleyway.