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Scaley Photo Shoot

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I had this photo shoot in mind for a bit, just had to get everyone ready for it. (snakes and model) The model is a good friend of mine and fantastic to do this. She dislikes or more honestly hates snakes and had never even held one prior to this. I gave her one of my young ball pythons for a while to get her comfortable first before flinging a 5ft-6ft boa on her.

First 3 with Reina the BCI and last two with Ariana the Hog Island.
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Since this is a photography forum, I guess I should give some technicals too. I used a Canon 30D with a 17-85mm (f/4.0-5.6) and a 70-200mm (f/2.8). One strobe light with umbrella and a reflector on the opposite side.
 
Thank you! I was amazed how well she did considering she wasn't so fond of the particular subjects. She really got into it though, so I was thrilled.
 
great shots, I also really like that last one (although I would never let any of my snakes get that close to my face, especially the eyes!)
 
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