Nikon D810, Nikon 85mm f/1.4G lens, f/2, 1/1250 sec and ISO 100. Nikon SB-910 speedlight with 7” reflector.
This was a one light setup using a Nikon SB-910 speedlight with a 7" Reflector. It was very helpful to have an assistant during this shoot. I directed @wil_nobles to place the light above the subject, pointed downward at a 45°. Since I was shooting with the Nikon 85mm f/1.4G lens, I was probably about 8 feet away from the subject so that I could fill the frame with 2/3 of her body. The location is an area that had construction scaffolding. I chose this location because it was in the shadow of the building that the scaffolding was adjacent to. I felt like the scaffolding would be an interesting background to frame my subject in. Because I was shooting at a wide aperture, the background loses relevance because at f/2 whatever is around and behind my subject would be blurred out.
Nikon D810, Nikon 85mm f/1.4G lens, f/2, 1/1250 second and ISO 100. Nikon SB-910 speedlight was triggered using Yongnuo YN-622TX Transmitter and the YN-622N Transceiver. Makeup was done by @creationsbykeyy. Post processing done using Capture One Pro and Adobe Photoshop CC.
When I shoot outdoors, I shoot in manual mode. I dial in my exposure for the ambient background light in the photograph, then I use off camera flash to light my subject and even out the exposure. Going into this shot, I already knew I wanted to shoot at a wide aperture to create a very nice bokeh effect around and behind the subject.
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The behind the scenes photograph with the light setup is below.
Nikon D810, Nikon 85mm f/1.4G lens, f/2, 1/1250 sec and ISO 100.