Professional Photographer magazine offers our readers free lighting tutorials from Web Photo School.

The this lesson from Steve Dantzig provided its own unique set of challenges. The model, Johanna, is a beautiful young lady of Filipino and Spanish descent. Her facial features are soft yet distinctive, and her thick dark brown/black hair is stunning. Dantzig wanted to photograph her in a way that accentuated both aspects of her beauty and create a sense of mystery about her.

Choosing a dark backdrop to emphasize the intrigue, Dantzig shoots with three different films and conducts and entirely unscientific comparison between some of today's finest transparency films.

Topics Covered:

• Shooting Black on Black
• Highlight and contrast control
• Posing and position
• Comparing films and color

Go to Lighting a Fashion Head Shot lesson at Web Photo School.