Thank you for your comment. I was looking for an exposure with more rim lighting then maybe a proper exposure, if that makes sense.

Thanks for your kind comment.
Your right on the prep work. What I learned from this was well worth the time & effort. The tricky part is trying to figure out where stray light is coming from and how to correct it.

Seemed like a great day to practice product photography. A recently acquired a Rollex 20 camera was my test subject.
A large 45x30 Softbox (SB) was used for the main light and background. A small piece of felt was placed in the center of the SB diffuser for the actual background. This gave the illusion of having 4 rim lights.
The smaller SB was used as a fill light. This provided some sidelight with an added benefit of providing a reflection on the lens. A scrim was used to diffuse the fill light and added a gradient light for the lens.
A reflector on the left side added some fill light. This was the original setup. Made an educated guess at exposure, Ready, Fire, Aim. (First 2 images are a diagram of light setup and one of the early shots).
First thing I did was cut out a flag to block the large white spot and tape it to the back of the camera.
I then turned off all the Speedlight and started with the main light until exposure was correct. 2nd was the fill light and scrim position and 3rd was the reflector.

3rd & 4th images are the setup and the 5th with a little Photoshop help is the final outcome.

Thanks for stopping by for a look. Tell me what you think. Favorable or Unfavorable comments are always welcome.

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I have 2 less beers a month, in a sense it's free.

oops sorry. Found the $10/month photoplan.
The difference is 1TB cloud vs 20GB cloud
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/plans.html

Chg-Canon is correct on all aspects except one. The photography plan is $19.99/month. They did have that plan a few years ago but I could not find it today.
The current plan installs Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, Photoshop, Bridge and Adobe Camera raw. These programs are installed on your computer and not roaming around the cloud somewhere.
As far as interruptions, Difficulties or limited access, it doesn't happen. I have used Adobe for close to 10 years and found Adobe very reliable.
I hope this helps

I googled "creative family photo shoots". There are hundreds of ideas listed.
Above all else have fun with the shoot and things will work out fantastic.

Thank you for your kind comment. I can not tell a lie, the sun had a little help from ACR masking.

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One other comment. I think you posted this in the wrong area.

You are a genius. This is a great piece of art. It's minimalist in it's simplest form.

What is minimalism simple?
A style or technique that is characterized by extreme spareness and simplicity.

It's a shame that other don't see it like I do, but like you said "not everyone's tea".

Three men and a shovel


Thanks folks for your kind remarks & thumbs.

I cut it off three times and it's still to short