The biggest problem when shooting a white object (in this case a half body fashion shot) on a white background is to get a clear separation from the model to the background.
To ensure that the background has no unwanted effect on the model, I first set up the background lights only. When exposing this, I should see a black object (model) on a white background. Here, I lit the background evenly with two softboxes, each 30x120cm and set the light to about RGB 250/250/250.
In a second step, I set up the Para 222, defocused to the max (this means the lamphead is as far out as possible). Used like this, the Para can be compared to a huge ringflash, creating a nice fall off to the edges. But unlike the Ringflash, a Para creates a very three-dimension light.
The light is symmetrical, so the model can move around freely, the light remains perfect, shaping the face and the body nicely. And the model stays separated from the background.
