My dog loves being my model. She's generally cooperative and receptive, but she seems to be getting annoyed here. Goldens have the best eyebrow expressions...
Got a couple of small softboxes that sit on the front of a hotshoe flash recently.. It's called the Lumiquest Softbox III, and it's big enough to create a softer quality of light, but small enought to still be a little hard. Here, the flash and softbox are at arm's length, in my hand, above Rita, connected to the camera via an ETTL sync cord.
-llg