>>2884477Now, for the lighting. I don't know what you're doing for background, so hard to say for sure. I have very little talent, so my strategy is "don't fuck it up"
In the interests of "don't fuck it up" - a large, constant ring light would probably be the easiest and most foolproof.
Outside that, think that you need both texture and volume. Soft, giant modifiers won't do this. Think beauty dish probably. A wide gridded reflector on the flash and a bounce reflector can work in a pinch. Don't go strights on, but not totally oblique.
If you want to get nutty, you can do a rim if necessary - even two strip boxes at 45deg from behind works. Flag everything to keep each light in its own "box" - just for simplicity and not fucking it up.
If you must have a visible background, keep it simple, keep it dark. Keep it (the light) from spilling into the foreground. Fucking up the background lighting will make you sad.
But really, read that book and good luck!
