u/spingolaa

Looking to reproduce this look. From a copy of a 4x5 negative ca. 1992. -- I believe Tri-X 400.

-Obviously a round modifier overhead strobe as key (standard size beauty dish? 22"?). What distance are we talking?

-Speculars in the hair make me suspect some other off-axis source, though the beauty dish at a sufficient angle could accomplish this on its own, no?

-Great gradient on the backdrop. Purely spill?

P.S. Ignore the blurring about the edges -- just my bootlegged mirrorless scan. Subject and hair fully sharp front to back. Definitely shot around at absolute minimum ≈f/6. Thanks amigos.