I took the plunge and purchased studio lighting (knowledge of how to use it not included). Thanks to some awesome studio lighting tutorials by CreativeLive and patient friends willing to model, here is the first batch of studio-lit portraits.
Devon
Portraits: Devon
in portrait
Devon and I explored a little backwoods of Grinnell as the sun was going down, and we were not disappointed.
Those blue eyes!
The idea of using draped fabric I got from Wyn Wiley, a phenomenal photographer from Lincoln, Nebraska. Check out the shoot he did with fabric here. I can only dream of being as good as he is.