Day 29 - Beancounter

I received another toy to try out today - Lumiquest Softbox III.  Rather than pin anyone down for a portrait I thought I'd see how the slight unwieldy attachment coped with a more challenging assignment of candid shots of the monsters children.

This was taken with the ambient underexposed by about 2 stops and with the softbox on a YN460-II flash held close in front of Jessica's face, fired using a Cactus V4.  The light is certainly soft, with no harsh shadows and no burnt highlights on the coins.  It's also directional enough to give a bit of shape in the shadow around Jessica's cheek.