But This Is Just the Beginning...of the Athletic, Rim-Lit Portrait
This extreme overhead placement is just a one-light beginning for an extremely popular style of tough-guy, athletic portraiture that has been popularized by ESPN magazine covers and all sorts of super-dramatic athletic posters. You’ve seen them—athlete up front, all sweat and muscle, daring somebody to score on them, with hot, almost nuclear rim lighting.
Speaking of this style of pic, why, here’s one now! Aaron poses as a boxer, which he is. Overhead beauty dish, extreme placement, hardly any detail in the eyes. Again, that’s the starting point. For this, I added two rim lights ...
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