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Today’s recreate is a two light set up of Bill Pullman. I wasn’t able to nail down exactly who took this photo. But I love the light wrapping around the subject and even though my result doesn’t match his exactly, I really liked the lighting effect I achieved. To get this, I used the Westcott VFlat to double as both a shoot through sheet of diffusion and negative fill all in one.

Camera Hasselblad X2DII
ISO100, 1/350s, f/5.6
Lens 90mm
Godox AD400 at 1/1
Godox AD300 at 1/16
Background is the Westcott V Flat

Full Frame Settings:
ISO100, 1/250s, f/4.5
Lens 70mm
(You might need to reduce the light power a bit as well)

I found both a lesson learned and inspiration in this recreate. This is a two light set up where I wanted to replicate this image George Mayer did, but I did not even get close to his effect he pulled off. I tried multiple focal lengths, different apertures and various settings. Instead I found a great portrait for Samira here and how I could manipulate the lights for a really unique black and white look.
If there’s anyone that has an idea on how I can accomplish this razor thin focal plane that George did, please leave a comment. Or if you’re watching this George and would love to help me out…
Samira Al-attrach
Camera Sony A7V
ISO100, 1/80s, f/2.8
Lens 135mm
Amaran 360c at 11% power with amaran spotlight
Halo 600x at 1% with backlight reflector

Today’s recreate is of, I believe, Carole Lombard taken by photographer George Hurrell. The biggest difference here is probably just that Samira was wearing a black dress so the light would affect that differently than a white dress. Otherwise, this was a fun one-light set up for another vintage styled portrait.

Camera Sony A7V
ISO100, 1/200s, f/8
Lens 70mm
Godox AD300 at 1/8
Filter by Prism FX Filter 1/2 Cine Soft