[Leica] [img] is this light too soft?

[reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid)]

> what are your favorite ways to light interesting faces with wrinkles & 
> character?

I use a key light that is a bare bulb with reflector, no diffuser, as far 
away as my powerpack will let me put it. Specifically, I use this:
                http://www.novatron.com/products/18/


Then I use a fill light that has a big diffuser, and I dial it up and down 
until I get the wrinkles that I want.

The farther off-center the key light is, the more pronounced the wrinkles. 
Sometimes I like to put it very low (pointing upward at a 45 degree angle). 
Very high doesn't seem to work very well; it makes the eyes too dark.