Tom, thanks for the advice- the unmbrella has a diffuser "front" that makes into a round-bounced-softbox, and the stem detaches at halfway so you can snuggle the diffuser up closely without the stem in the shot... still need to figure out best practices with it... the one I have is probably too big for this close and I might make a circular cutout to hang in front of ot... (or rectangle... ?) anyway for this project I dont want flat light of course but i don't want "interesting" light either.... just unobtrusive light... I will try flags though.... good to hear from someone whos dealt with the problem.(posted 8446 days ago)Josh, thanks for the encouragement, I'm stoked. I'm definitely a Polaroid believer and love the negatives too. It was this or an RB67, (or course one needs both, but can't have...) but I'm going to try this with Polaroid and rollfilm back, till I finagle a 4x5 enlarger...
I'm going down to DC this weekend to see among other things the Steiglitz installation at national Gallery.... (or wherever it is..)