Miniature Portrait of a Fair Lass
Copyright Robert W. Dickinson. Unauthorized use of this image without my express permission is a violation of copyright law.
The background was a piece of white foam about 36" behind the figurine. I aimed a Canon 550EX at her, about 18" from the foam, at 1/64 power. A Canon 550EX with a diffusion sock was aimed directly from behind at the feathers in her hat, about 4" away, 1/16 power. The main light was a Canon 550EX with diffusion sock that I hand held in my right hand high above the lens, about 10" in front of her. It had meant to set it manually but forgot, so it fired in ETTL mode, but it worked out fine, anyway. I held a small piece of white foam underneath her bust to fill shadows in her face. All Speedlites triggered with Pocket Wizards. I had to use the self-timer to take the shot since both hands were busy holding the flash and the reflector. Width of the shot is about 2.5".
ISO 100, f18 at 1/125 second. Canon 6D Mark II and Sigma 150mm f2.8 macro OS lens.
Miniature Portrait of a Fair Lass
Copyright Robert W. Dickinson. Unauthorized use of this image without my express permission is a violation of copyright law.
The background was a piece of white foam about 36" behind the figurine. I aimed a Canon 550EX at her, about 18" from the foam, at 1/64 power. A Canon 550EX with a diffusion sock was aimed directly from behind at the feathers in her hat, about 4" away, 1/16 power. The main light was a Canon 550EX with diffusion sock that I hand held in my right hand high above the lens, about 10" in front of her. It had meant to set it manually but forgot, so it fired in ETTL mode, but it worked out fine, anyway. I held a small piece of white foam underneath her bust to fill shadows in her face. All Speedlites triggered with Pocket Wizards. I had to use the self-timer to take the shot since both hands were busy holding the flash and the reflector. Width of the shot is about 2.5".
ISO 100, f18 at 1/125 second. Canon 6D Mark II and Sigma 150mm f2.8 macro OS lens.