This was a two hour exercise to learn and experiment. I setup a sweep then photographed the same subject using between 1 and 3 speedlights. I wasn’t overly fond of anything where I used 1 light. It’s not that I disliked them, I simply liked the shots with 2 or 3 lights better. A key contributor was that I setup in a room with little natural light and a single ceiling fixture which I kept turned off. I used an assortment of light modifiers including a grid, snoot, defuser cap, defuser gel, umbrella, and wax paper. Here I selected just one of the shots I liked and if you’re interested there are others here. What will I do differently the next time? I’ll change the setup so I have options on how close the subject is to the background. That should give me more options for managing shadows.
BTW - There was no post processing done one any of the shots.
Great experimentation! I like this shot... and your persistence to capture it!
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