Beginner Need help capturing something like this (Visual inside)

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Hello guys,

I've seen this and I want to capture something similar. (sorry I don't know if i'm in the right thread)

http://s30.postimg.org/7w12c1fo1/IMG_9495.jpg

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Basically I'm trying to figure out how I would set up the shot so I can just get a certain feature of the face like the lips etc.
 
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Flash / Lights / Lamp with barn doors on it would be my suggestion.

Spooks
 
Sorry to be a pedant... Are they low-key? I'd say not as the bits that are lit are well exposed.

Looks more like barndoor/snooted flash work to me.

A very rough how-to:
It looks like it's all from a single flash, but they've used barndoors (black bits of card) or a snoot (a long-tube) to restrict where the flash goes, so it only lights a circle/rectangle of the model's face.

Having said that - they also have used some photo-appropriate make-up (so the skin doesn't shine very much) and some post-processing.
 
Durbs said:
Sorry to be a pedant... Are they low-key? I'd say not as the bits that are lit are well exposed.
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Low Key has nothing to do with whether an item is correctly exposed or not, technically it's to do with the ratio of exposure levels in the key vs. fill parts of the image.
 
The last four are quite different to the first five.

I think Amateur Photographer did something similar to the last four in one of their recreate-the-classic-photo articles. I've just flicked through back issues and it's the September 13th issue with the Brandt recreation - you should be able to buy the digital back issue through Zinio.
 
I also think it's just a one source of light. Not necessarily snoot or barn doors, but something with sharp light for sure, e.g. bowl or beauty dish with honeycomb.
 
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