Self portait

Self portait, originally uploaded by DrFireball.

So this one was taken while I was family free for a week! Taken with a 135cm Elinchrom Octa softbox about 20 feet above my head. Have done quite a bit of self portraiture recently and have been using the camera on a tripod with a pocket wizard to trigger the camera and the flashes. Worls very well - only problem is that I have to hide the trigger in my hand somehow.

I shoot tethered to the laptop so that I can see the photos without having to keep moving to see the rear or the camera. This helps no end when composing shots.

For the underlighting I have 2 speedlites in a brolly facing me on the ground.