This was taken in the bedroom of "our" apartment in Paris. I was testing one of my Canon speedlite flashes in preparation for a shoot in Père Lachaise cemetery. I liked the result.
Below is one of the photos I later took at the cemetery. My main goal was to simulate early morning light using a single, small, off-camera flash. The bluish background and the golden lighting on the statue were accomplished by using a tungsten white balance setting in the camera and a warm gel on the flash, plus a touch of PhotoShop to enhance the natural golden color of the statue. Charles acted as my voice activated light stand.
This is said to be the oldest Pleureuse (woman mourner) in the cemetery. It dates to 1815. The sculptor is unknown and I recall being told years ago by Thierry Leroy, one of the expert guides to the cemetery, that the original is in the Carnavalet museum and that this is a copy. I have not been able to corroborate this.
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