The second lighting set up was designed to create low-key moody portraits of the dancers. It used a single light in a 1.5m octobox that was covered with a grid to ensure that there was control of where the light went.

The background was a dark muslin fabric. Furthermore to enhance the shadows a black reflector was placed opposite the main light. This ensured that they was no bounce light coming on that side.

For my first shot I had the model sit on the floor which further feathered the light hitting them. For the second shot I had another dancer join in order to ensure focus I increased the aperture up to f9.

I was really pleased how these images came out. The key to the shot was really the use of the grid as this really enabled the light to be focused