Since all of Ohio is on a stay at home order currently, I thought I would update my headshot and take some photos of the potted tulips my husband bought me. Lighting Set Up I used the same set up for both my headshot and tulip photos. For these shots I was sitting on our couch or had the tulips sitting on the couch. I placed a speed light with a small umbrella on a light stand to the camera’s right pointed at the subject. When I was shooting myself, the center of the umbrella was slightly above the center of my face with a slight downward angle. For the tulips I angled the light down towards them, since they sat lower than me on the couch. The flash was set to a 35mm zoom and 1/4 power. I also had a silver reflector on the camera’s left to reflect some light to reduce the hard shadows. (See image to left.) I used a Canon 80D, with 18-200 mm lens and a cable trigger. I shot myself portraits and the tulips at ISO 100. F...
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