Was shooting pics of a lens to sell on eBay. I admire those shots that those lens Sellers make, starkly outlined against a blank background, similar to this:
Using a newly-acquired flash mounted on my housebrick, all went well until:
Actually, I quite like the look and will probably keep the image as-is. OT, but Leica's font sucks, IMHO.
Here's the highly professional studio layout:
I don't have multiple speed-lights, flash-head diffusers, umbrellas, gels, etc. etc. Just a clunky Sigma EF-500 mounted on top of an equally clunky Sigma SD10 and a couple of white cards for reflectors. Up until now, I've been a continuous-lighting sort of chap, so all this flashing is a bit new ;-)