Photo from: Basic Studio Lighting Seminar December 2006 participant

Nice use of ratio (8:1), shadows are still very prominent but still showing enough detail on the models face. I would probably just add another light shining from the back of the model aimed towards the head to add a better seperation bewtween the dark background and the left part of the model’s face. Though one thing to consider this type of harsh side lighting doesn’t work on all models, skin smoothness is a big consideration, because this type of lighting position tends to exagerate texture.