Digital Photographer

Create a high-contrast monochrome portrait

David Bailey’s name is as iconic as the images that he created. His contrasting black and white portraiture in particular holds a timeless quality that is often emulated – as soon as you hear his name, you know his style, you know his models, and it’s really as simple as that.

Here you’ll discover how you can emulate the look that’s closely associated with Bailey in your own shots. As with so many studio lighting techniques, you can use anything from one large softbox, two or even three lights, all

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