Another setup exploring what my lights can do to my backdrops. This time I have a red light and a blue light hitting that backdrop. The backdrop is black in this shot, but you can’t really tell because of the lights. Admittedly, you need a few things to pull this off. Lights, gels, and a backdrop. For this setup you’d need two lights, two different gels, and two systems to apply those gels because gels don’t just magically float in the air for you.
The lighting setup itself is more of a lowkey set up. That’s why the shadows are heavier and makes the images more moody then anything else. Then the cat waltzed in and that really livened up the session. I highly recommend trying out low-key lighting sessions for practice as they only actually require one light, and they will really help you understand working with shadow and light. Depending on where you have the light you will create shadows on the other side. That’s a rather simple concept but it takes practice to be able to visualize it without putting the light down.