The Munchkin's Notebook

ISO 100, Aperture F9, Exposure 1/60s, Focal Length 50mm Yesterday I worked on taking some ink drop photos. I have been wanting to try this type of photo out for a while it is similar water drop photography but a little slower paced.   As a precaution, since things can get messy when working with water and ink the whole set was placed in my bathroom, specifically the shower. For this shoot I used the following: • Step ladder                  • Canon 80-D         • Fish tank                       • Radio transmitter for flashes • 2 light stands               • Camera trigger • Boom arm                    • Tripod • 2 speed lights              • 18-200mm lens • Soft box        ...

I’m still stuck at home, just like everybody else.   So that means no models thus more self-portrait work.   For this most recent self-portrait, my inspiration was Roman Empresses and to add a bit of challenge I used Rembrandt lighting. Light Set Up For this shoot the background was some window blinds and lighting was provided by one 430EXIII-RT speed light with a Lumiquest soft box attached.   The speed was set at a ¼ power with 24mm zoom. The speed light was placed on a light stand located 15 degrees left of center and raised above me and pointed down. The camera which was my Canon 80D with an 18-200mm lens was positions at 45 degrees right of center and pointed at my face. For this self-portrait session I used ISO 100, with an aperture of f4.0 and a shutter speed of either a 1/125s   or 1/250s and at focal lengths of 24mm and 28mm.   There were two challenges to creating this photo. The first challenge was getting the lighting right and the seco...