- Canon 7D, Canon 70-200 f/4L IS lens, 1/125 sec at f/5.6, ISO 100
Here’s a quick behind-the-scenes of a shoot I did last month. Some of the background was moved around after this initial setup shot, but the lighting pretty much stayed the same. I have three lights used here, all Alien Bees triggered with Pocket Wizards, to give the scene a simple, clean look. Here is the lighting equipment used:
- Main light (right): ABR-800: Alien Bees Ringflash with 56″ Moon Unit
- Second light (left): AB-800 with medium octabox
- Background fill: AB-1600 with softbox
- Canon 7D, Canon 70-200 f/4L IS lens, 1/125 sec at f/5.6, ISO 100
Here’s a quick behind-the-scenes of a shoot I did last month. Some of the background was moved around after this initial setup shot, but the lighting pretty much stayed the same. I have three lights used here, all Alien Bees triggered with Pocket Wizards, to give the scene a simple, clean look. Here is the lighting equipment used:
- Main light (right): ABR-800: Alien Bees Ringflash with 56″ Moon Unit
- Second light (left): AB-800 with medium octabox
- Background fill: AB-1600 with softbox

Nicole is a photographer, published author, and educator specializing in Lightroom, Photoshop, and photography. She is best known for her books on food photography but is widely versed in various photographic genres, including landscape, nature, stock, travel, and experimental imagery.
Brilliant setup. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for sharing, is wonderfull know how yuo work . Greetings
Do you own all that gear? Or is there somewhere to rent it where you live?
Nice post – thanks.
@Ben – All of the gear in my studio is mine.