How to Use a Softbox to Create Beautiful Rim Light Portraits

There is a lot of flexibility within portraiture to create a wide array of different looks. One of the primary ways to put your own stamp on a shot is through lighting and this tutorial might be just the trick for your next shoot. I have thought — probably for years at this point — that I will get sick of RGB and colored lighting in portraits; that it will age poorly and date my work where I use it. But, here we are, years on, and I still thoroughly enjoy it. What's most enjoyable, however, is combining it with other lighting techniques.

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