Black and white photography on black background??

must be at least 3 flash / studio lights, one on either side of the subject and one behind so you can see the outline clearly.

could be 2 lights as the light source on the right appears to be slightly behind the subject.

PP - convert to B&W (possibly adjust highlights for slightly warmer tone)

simples! ;)

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johncook said:
must be at least 3 flash / studio lights, one on either side of the subject and one behind so you can see the outline clearly.

could be 2 lights as the light source on the right appears to be slightly behind the subject.

PP - convert to B&W (possibly adjust highlights for slightly warmer tone)

simples! ;)

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ah ok thanks. i thought it would be straight forward. i tried 1 light and convert to B&W but it looked very bland and flat.

will try it out :)
 
You can learn to 'read' lighting patterns, this will enable you to copy and learn from others work and is well worth the effort. Start at camera left, that's where the main light is from. Now if that was a big soft source just to the left of camera, there'd be hardly any shadow, the further round it's moved, the more of the model falls into shadow. Shadow definition is also affected by the shape of the light source and whether the source is gridded (gridded lights produce more shadow definition).

So I'd guess a gridded stripbox just behind the model camera left. You can see the lightest parts of her are lit from just behind. Then I'd guess another stripbox with less power behind her to camera right to create the rimlight and separation and to stop the dark side falling away completely. (I'm guessing strip boxes due to the lack of 'wrap')

Then either a large softbox / umbrella / or just a reflector from camera position to fill in the shadows.
 
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