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up an additional 1/2 stop and metered just behind her head, to make the light fall off toward the bottom and give the background some dimension (image 267B). For the look of late afternoon sun through a window (image 268), I first gelled my light with a half tungsten filter, to add additional warmth to the light. Then, two black-sided bookends, spaced about two feet apart, were set in
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front of the key. The black sides were faced towards the tubes to absorb some of the light that would otherwise bounce around the studio. To get the general feel
of a window frame, cardboard slats were clamped to a light stand to make a simple cookie and placed between the bookends (image 268B). You can simulate a "sun through curtains" look (image 269) by actually hanging some sheet curtain material in front of the tube. Don't hang it straight, be sure to leave some parts overlapping, like a real curtain. To diffuse the light a little more I placed the unfiltered bare tube in front of a white wall (image 269B). Note the beautiful catchlights in my model's eyes (image 270).