Exotic Animals in the studio by Sandy Nicholson and Broncolor

Sandy Nicholson spends a day in the studio with some exotic animals for a new book project he's working on.

THE LIGHT SETUP:

The photos were shot on a Phase One 645DF with an IQ160 digital back. Lighting consisted of four Broncolor Scoro A4S power packs, three Pulso G lights, and a Pulso Twin head. For the straight on shots, Sandy used a beauty dish overhead, with diffused standard reflector coming from below.

Two lights on the background rounded out the setup. For the shots from below, Sandy constructed a platform of Lexan connected to four light stands. A large Chimera softbox from overhead provides a backlit backdrop, with a beauty dish and standard reflector cross lighting from below, to avoid reflections in the Lexan surface. ( text via photonews.ca )

Details below:

Animals in order of appearance:
Shanequa - Caribbean Flamingo
Katija - Eurasian Lynx
Esmerelda - African Hornbill
Periwinkle and Pansy - Ret Foot Tortoises
Cherry and Quilliam Shatner - African Pygmy Hedgehog

Support Provided By:

Hands On Exotics - http://www.handsonexotics.com
B3K Digital - http://www.b3kdigital.com
Album Studios - http://www.albumstudiorentals.com
Broncolor Canada - http://www.bron.ca



Final images and more info:  PhotoNews Canada

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