Here is an exerpt from the article about his lighting:
“When it comes to lighting, my belief is that it is okay to emulate photographers you admire. Then you should take all those different approaches and synthesize your own style of lighting, which is what I did.”When asked to define his lighting style, Ingram responded: “Simple. That’s the first word that comes to mind. A lot of my portraits are made with one or two lights. They involve one strong key light, often a gridded silver beauty dish or maybe a medium Octa with only the internal baffle attached, and a lot of flagging to shape the light and to control exactly where I want the light to fall, with an emphasis always on highlighting or defining the face.” He’ll sometimes also throw in a collapsible silver reflector, if needed. Ingram added that “for a lot of my portraits, especially when using a gridded beauty dish, I’ll also use a seven-foot Octa behind me to add a bit of fill in the shadows, and maybe a light on the backdrop for separation between subject and background.”
And here are some photographs from his Veteran Series:
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