I was trying for a classic Hollywood look. I relied on bell reflector with a 30-degree grid and barn doors to shape the light coming from the main strobe. This combination let create a spot of light, while providing me control on how the light spread across the scene. By just using the one strobe I would have very dark and dramatic shadows, I decided to add a second strobe with a socked-umbrella on it to act as fill light, just to ensure the subject didn’t completely blend into the background, and you could see some details. I also used a speed light in a strip box, whose job was just to provide rim lighting to the model. The image was shot in color and then converted to black and white.