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Set up: Key light was a strobe in a 7" reflector bowl with a grid and diffusion on it. Rim light was a speedlight in a small flashbender, with the diffusion panel, shaped to minimize spill. Backdrop was a wooden door.
Equipment: Canon 6D + Tamron 70-200mm G2 + Neewer speedlites.
Settings: 86mm · f/5.6 · 1/160s · ISO 100
The inspiration was an image of the bust of Nefertiti but with a Creole/Caribbean twist.