I recently had the pleasure of working with J-Doll Cosplay and Nightengale Cosplay on a Hamilton inspired photo shoot. They had period specific outfits so we needed a period specific location; however, there are very few if any revolutionary war forts still standing in northern Virginia. My next best option was Fort Ward , which is a Civil War era fort, located in Alexandria, VA. The fort still has the earthen work structures and replica cannons thus worked well for this shoot. For this shoot I used my standard set up of Canon 70D, 18-200mm lens, two 430EX-IIIRT speed lights (one acted as a trigger), and one light stand. I did not use an umbrella since I had to compete with the sun, even though it was a cloudy overcast day. I also had my trusty assistant, i.e. my husband, who helped with getting the light into position and spraying the instant atmosphere for the smoke effect in some of the photos. To get this shot, I had the cosplayers stand...
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