It is not very often that one finds a photo together with a photo of the setup. When I happen to come across such pair, I find them extremely educational.
You Sexy Thang Originally uploaded by nickwheeleroz
Strobist Information:The setup shot has notes that explain how this picture was put together.
Setup shot here: You Sexy Thang Setup
Here is a setup photo.
You Sexy Thang Setup Originally uploaded by nickwheeleroz
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So, for this picture I placed a sheet of black cloth on the table and used four clamps to stretch it tight. I then placed the plexi glass on top of this to provide the reflective surface. Over the table I angled a white board to provide a white surface that the camera would see in the reflection of the plexi glass. I used three lights. One SB-28 on full power and 24mm zoom was angled up and fired bare at the white board. This provided the nice graduated reflection on the glass. The front of the mug was lit with a second SB-28 on half power, 24mm zoom and fired through a softbox. A third SB-28 on 1/2 power and 85mm zoom was fired through a grid to provide a rim light on the back of the mug. All the flashes were fired by PW.
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