Reflecting On A Colorful Gourd
I thought that this colorful gourd, that I got from my sister might make an interesting subject if lit properly.

I set the gourd on a mirror and lit it with a hand held Yongnuo manual strobe in an 8.6 inch Lastolite soft box at camera left.  Fill light came from a second mirror at camera right.  The flash and my tripod mounted soft box were triggered with a Yongnuo RF-603N.  I used side lighting because that creates the shadows that reveal shapes and textures.

Other plants, flowers, fruit or stuff that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Plant set. For each image in the set, and there are over 1400 of them,  I describe how I set up the lighting for that particular shot.  <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/">www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/</a>
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