[NIKON D4, 85.0 mm f/1.4, Mode = Manual, ISO 200, 1/200, ƒ/8, (35mm = 85)]

These are the same young lady and shot in a couple of hours. Again, we changed the outfits, makeup, and lighting.

Notice how much of a different personality comes through by changing backgrounds and lighting.

Nikon D4, AF NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4D, ISO 200, ƒ/8, 1/160

Bangs vs. No Bangs changes her face.

I think the bangs make her face look narrower than with the bangs. Also, changing the colors she wears helps change the mood.

Nikon D4, AF NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4D, ISO 200, ƒ/1.4, 1/80

All I did here to change the setup was not use the strobes inside the softbox but the modeling lights. I custom white balanced using the ExpoDisc. I also opened up the ƒ-stop to ƒ/1.4 to give that shallow depth-of-field, creating a silky smooth transition from front to back in the photo.

She became yet another personality when she put her hair in a ponytail.

Nikon D4, AF NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4D, ISO 400, ƒ/1.4, 1/125

Shooting slightly down at her and then shooting more eye level also changes the mood she creates for the viewer.

Nikon D4, AF NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4D, ISO 400, ƒ/1.4, 1/125

Backing up with the Nikon 85mm and showing her shoulders and more of her hair let a little more body language into the portrait.

Taking her sultry look further, she played it up with outfit and lighting.

Nikon D4, AF NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4D, ISO 200, ƒ/8, 1/200

Using a grid light on her face rather than the softbox created a harsher look, and adding red to the background helped me accentuate the red lipstick. I also brought the aperture back up to make her razor-sharp from front to back.

Nikon D4, AF NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4D, ISO 800, ƒ/1.4, 1/125

Same outfit, lipstick, and by changing the background and using the softboxes without flash, I could soften up the same person and outfit.

Nikon D4, AF NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4D, ISO 800, ƒ/1.4, 1/125

The lesson from all these photos is that you can do a lot if you have different outfits and mix up your lighting and lens choice.