24/365: Three Stooges

Debating what to shoot for today's 365 shot, I turned to myself and suggested, "Tonight's a good night for an archive shot." Thinking it over, my left-brain scoffed at the breach of regimented 365 Photo Project rules, but right-brain was content to live outside of that particular box. Rita, on her 18th hour of sleep for the day, contributed little to the conversation.

Taken in November, I was trying out different lighting setups one night and since my wife got tired of the BORING task of sitting for me, I had to be the subject. I don't blame her, it IS boring to watch me figure out how to be a bigger geek. Rita didn't seem to mind. Or notice. Or breathe. Had to check to make sure she was alive. This is three separate shots merged in Photoshop, and may have resulted from adding Gin to Juice.

Strobist Info: 3 exposures with the same lighting setup, merged in photoshop. One light in small softbox camera left and high up, another speedlight in a Gary Fong lightsphere dome thing, gelled with a full-cut CTO, clamped to the shelf behind the couch and meant to simulate a lamp that's there, and a 3rd speedlight in an Orbis ringflash to bring up the shadow details.