Though it may look strange and unwieldy, we found this lighting solution created by photographer Ian Spanier to be oddly charming and, potentially, quite effective. Spanier created it by combining a Photoflex OctoDome NXT "extra small" softbox kit ($184) with a Lowepro Scope Porter 200 AW Backpack ($159) designed for birding enthusiasts. The reason behind this awkward looking creation? The New York-based Spanier was assigned to photograph a "day-in-the-life" feature on renowned bodybuilder Jay Cutler for Muscular Development magazine but didn't have big enough of a budget to hire an...
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