As you can see, in total contrast to the last picture, this is LOW KEY lighting, which is where the dark tones dominate the photograph. There are a number of ways to achieve this technique, but I used a reduction of exposure, i.e. closing down the aperture to f20, thus reducing the light which I let into the lens, coupled with a 45 degree angle with one studio light. Here we see that there is no detail in the shadows, and that the areas which have light form crisp sharp outlines. This technique also works well for "male" subjects, or when you want to add a certain moodiness to your work.
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