I set up a quick booth at a Small Business Expo hosted at the Maplewood Community Center this past Saturday:

Small Business Expo, Maplewood, MN

The Pragmatic Photography Table

The show was organized and put together by “Lala” Taylor, shown here on the left:

It was a great time; the other vendors and patrons were very friendly and welcoming.

I made friends with Leticia (Party Lite consultant) at the table next to mine, and she agreed to an artistic shot of her daughter while she extinguished the candles at the end of the show.  I was extremely pleased with the result:

The picture was taken with an SB-800 flash placed on the table (remotely triggered by the D200) with a full cut of CTO gel applied.  I used a 55-200 at 55mm at its lowest stop (f/4).  The background consisted of an ugly gray wall but the flash and camera did a great job of getting rid of it.  The picture was cropped but no other modifications were made.

Special thanks to Leticia for the opportunity (and permission) to show the picture on this blog.