Some Moscow friends are doing Viking-themed entertainment evenings (“Поход Харальда” or “Event Herald” is the name of the group) and I’ve been doing a side of “your photo with a Viking!” as part of the entertainment. At the last one I got a bunch of the performers, and my husband who was in garb but just there for the medevouha (beer strength Russian mead) to pose for me. My lighting setup was a single Yongnuo 565 ex II on manual set on a stand about 3 feet from the models, using a shoot-through white umbrella for the big soft light. The warm tones of the wooden walls at Starry Melnitsa (Old Windmill) Restaurant complemented the historic garb nicely.