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My basement with a small inexpensive studio light set up.Time
EveningLighting
I had a hard light with umbrella on camera right, and a hair light about 45 degrees from that camera left and higher. I also put a short light behind me to separate from the background.Equipment
Nikon D5100, Nikon 18-55mm (my very first DSLR kit)Inspiration
I think it was a google+ group that had been posting lots of film noir style portraits, and I loved them. I wanted to try to achieve that result myself.Editing
Very minimal post processing. Conversion to black and white, some minor clean up of things like flyaways, and I had to bring up the light in the eyes.In my camera bag
D300, D750 | Lenses: 12-24, 50 1.4, 105 2.8, 70-300 | SD/CF cards, batteries | Sometimes a reflector or continuous LED.Feedback
Google is your friend. :) You will need a minimum of two lights. They don't need to be high-priced studio lights, but at least one needs to be powerful. This lighting style was difficult to achieve as a self-portrait. I had to take several images, getting up after each, looking at the back of the camera, adjusting in my head where the light needed to be, do that, sitting back down, trying again. But... once I got it, I knew I had. I love how readily available tutorials are online for us. I appreciate everyone who took the time to share their knowledge so I could learn this from the comfort of my home.