The Munchkin's Notebook

On April 11 th , I did a cosplay session with Kawa to test a new graphic backdrop, in the style of an ornate white wall. Kawa chose Oscar from the Rose of Versailles for this shoot which complemented the backdrop due to its palace wall feel.   For this session, I used: Photography Equipment Props/Miscellaneous Cannon R6 24-105 mm Lens Transmitter/Trigger 2 Westcott FJ400 Strobes 2 c-stands 2 Rectangular Soft boxes 1 Bell Reflector w/ barndoors & Grid 1 Backdrop stand 1 Graphic Backdrop Sandbags Clamps Spyder color checker Laptop Teather cable 2 Gold flower stands 5 Gold flower planters Spring flowers (daffodils & tulips) Styrofoam Tiny table Silver velvet fabric Chair Fake candles The set up My goal for this shoot was to see how the ornate white wall backdrop would photograph.  I have a dark ornate wall backdrop that works well because of ho...

This the first image is of On April 19 th , I attended the Costume & Camera event at Rust Manor House , in Leesburg, VA.  Rust Manor House is part of the NOVA Parks system and hosts weddings and events.  I thought the manor was lovely and the number and variety of rooms available to us was good.  Also, the manor had lovely grounds, so we were not limited to shooting indoors.  I particularly liked the location because it was local to me, and very easy to get to. For this event I used: Canon R6 24 - 105mm lens Cannon speed light Mini-square soft box Light stand Camera Settings: This shoot had a variety of mixed lighting conditions, depending on what room I was in, inside the manor or if I was shooting outside.  While the sky was beautiful clouds and the sun were not behaving that day thus, I was really adjusting settings on the fly while outside. My ISO ranged from 100 ISO to 500 ISO with the most common ISO being ISO 200.  My aperture...