Totally ghetto setup
Background: Plates hanging by string against a black sheet (draped over an ironing board and held in place by a bottle of bleach, a toy centipede, and a bottle of hand soap)
Lighting (Background): Fluorescent work light flagged by cardboard
Lighting (Foreground): Left of subject (my dad) is a round makeup mirror (my mom's) with a ring light around it
Reflector: Mirror and white dry-erase board to the left and slightly behind subject
The Photo
The Camera Specs
Camera: Canon 40D
Lens: Canon 85mm f/1.8
Exposure: 1/6th sec
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 85mm
ISO: 400
Flash: Off
Date Taken: May 25, 2009
Some shadow touch ups with Photoshop