So Pinteresting

Sometimes on pinterest I come across tutorials to create money saving home decor, effective cleaning supplies, and even photography tricks.  One, in particular, I really wanted to try:

NOTE:  The photo below is not mine.  It was taken from Pinterest and belongs to Lindsey Mills Photography.  The photo came from a blog tutorial on backdrop lighting, called  PropInsanity

SOURCE: Propsinsanity.com (Not my photo above)

So I played around with it creating a similar backdrop stand as you see in the picture above using PVC pipe we have for our photo booth backdrop, and wrapped lights up and down across the top pole (just like above).  I didn't have as much room so I used a sheer white curtain to hang in front of the lights to dim out the green cords (since I didn't have white light cords like you see in the picture).  It was also night time when I tried this, so I used my flash which I bounced off the wall behind me allowing it to light up the whole area better.  

I started with my Jossie, whom I had to bribe each pose with a small marshmallow, and later had to reap the benefits of late night sugar.  

Nikkor 24mm 1.4 Lens

Nikkor 24mm 1.4 Lens

 Then I got my hands on a little beauty who was in town with her parents during a layover flight.  She perfectly posed as she studied the big black camera in her face.

Nikkor 50mm 1.4 Lens

And proof that the marshmallows are probably not the best thing to bribe with considering late night sweets probably don't calm a child down: