Ooh, I'm going to have fun with this!

I have slowly been buying basic studio stuff on the cheap, when the occasion warranted, and my last purchase was one of those foldable 7'x5' two-sided backdrops (black and white). This morning I had a chance to play hookie from work for an hour or so, so I gave it a quick run. The basic setup was my two 540s, one low on a small tripod with a stofen, the other high though a white umbrella, operated P-TTL wirelessly with the camera flash as a controller. The subject is a Songye mask, from the Congo, which has lovely lines and a great texture. I used my 20D with an FA50 1.4.





Originals here: african_art Photo Gallery by Andrea B at pbase.com .

I love the deep-black look, I think I am going to enjoy this!

[slomojoe]

A few more, I guess:

Bamana chi-wara antelope headresses (Mali):


Baga snake headress (Guine Bissau) - this thing is huge, almost 7 feet tall, and is balanced on the head or shoulder of dancers:

[Mike Cash]

Very nice. Could you share with us where you purchased the backdrop?

[roentarre]

Wow, very cool shots. So much interest in these masks.