Lighting Diagram
Equipment List
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Camera: Canon 5D MkII
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Lens: Canon 50mm F/1.4
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Flashes: Canon 580ex
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Accessories: Extension tubes, 1 light stand, 1 light brackets, RF602s, Westcott Apollo, & a tripod!
Camera Settings
Shutter Speed — 1/160th, Aperture — F/4.0, ISO — 100.
I have a little bit of an ampersand fetish… resulting in a tattoo on my right arm & a small collection of letterpress ampersands. Mmmmmm delicious. I got some extension tubes today which let me use my 50mm as a macro lens, pretty sneaky huh?
Watch Me
You can check this shot on my flickr too (go favourite & comment yeah?), uploaded at super size so you can see all the fine details.
If you want to keep up with this project (hint: you totally do) then you should follow me on twitter & add me as a contact on flickr. #fact!
Comments
Kaarins
#fact!
Kirsten
Fellow ampersand geek. Love that you used an extension tube to make the lens macro! So yeah, this rocks.
Marc
Great shot! – (BTW – your lighting diagram needs updating Rick)