A surreal UFO/Modern Lion, Witch & Wardrobe moment.

I setup a ring light on a tripod to take some snaps of friends at a recent rooftop party. A perfect bit of kit for this kind of thing.

Here I tried a couple of different lighting options: more dramatic, directional light to keep the black background dominant, and then a much softer, wider fill for a more beauty look. I also played a little with softer vs. sharper focal points by shifting the aperture on my 85mm lens.