I like your lighting here. Her body art is cool. But I'm intrigued by the light. Is the background lit separatly? Or is the background lighter in the middle? Or has it been digitally enhanced to give that effect? I would love to learn how you lit this image.
Dale, This is lit with one light--a photogenic monolight fitted with a medium softbox. The background is a solid piece of gray paper. The lighting on the background is simply overspill of the light hitting the model. I have darkened the corners of the image a bit and added a green cast to the whole image in photoshop but that doesnt effect the lighting at all.