Creating a Sexy Black & White Photo with One Light

One of my favorite modifiers is the Magnum reflector. Basically it’s like a zoom reflector but a little bigger and while this type of modifier can be classified as a “hard light” modifier, it throws out just a little softer light.

For this photo, I wanted to create something timeless, elegant but also edgy.

As the title says, this image was lit with just a single light source. Because of the hard light raking across my subject’s body, it made it perfect for that high contrast look especially when turned black and white.

While this shot is pretty simple, there are all these little details that achieve the final result and give the image impact.

-The light being up higher and to the side to accentuate her features
-The way that we placed the jacket on her shoulders to have a leading line
-The way we had the model pose to accentuate her neck

Here's where I started SOOC: 4:40

In post production I popped the contrast and clarity and turned it into a black and white conversion. Then I finessed the image a bit more in Photoshop to really drive home some of the details that I wanted to bring attention to.

Have you ever thought about taking your color photo and seeing what it looks like in black and white? Sometimes that tiny little change makes all the difference.

👇 Drop a comment below and let me know your thoughts.



⚙️ Camera settings:
✅ 1/200
✅ F4
✅ Iso 200


📸 Gear Used:

✅ Canon EOS R5: https://prf.hn/l/7oZobqW/
✅ Canon RF 24-70mm 2.8: https://prf.hn/l/QLjXpjz/
✅ Profoto D2: (discontinued, linking to new D3): https://prf.hn/l/K9ENnmk/
✅ Profoto Magnum Reflector: https://prf.hn/l/KLd9e9L/
✅ Large Umbrella Diffuser: https://prf.hn/l/Mb91VR8/
✅ Savage Storm Gray Background: https://prf.hn/l/1eEBojD/
✅ Savage Background Stand: https://prf.hn/l/550gD9R/
✅ Savage C-Stand: https://prf.hn/l/kV0wEB3/
✅ Profoto Remote (Air Remote): https://prf.hn/l/Kz4yPNW/
✅ TetherTools Tether Cable: https://prf.hn/l/vwzRaoJ/


🔥 To learn more about using a single light source definitely check out my class One Light Artistry: https://lindsayadler.photo/onelight

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