Arias' trompe l'oeil #2 (Patreon)

Sneaking around in this derelict castle was interesting. I was there two times, the first just bringing my camera, and the second time also bringing a Profit B10 flash to soften up specific harsh contrasts. 

Shooting this beautiful trompe l'oeil (Faux painting) was fabulous in available light from the windows behind me. But as you can see in the second picture, the background was not all that nice. There was a halfway torn-down plaster wall in the back that distracted attention from Aria and the wall. So I set up my flash shooting into the wall panel beside the door in the far room and set the power to overexpose the wall slightly. 

I would much rather have a white blown-out background framing Aria than a half wall directing her. 

And I also think the overexposed room also adds something to the look of the floor.