It's a McFarlane Toys' Major League Baseball action figure featuring Todd Helton of the Colorado Rockies.
Helton here is less than 6 inches tall and the ball is a regulation-size baseball.
The hardest part in this shot is keeping the ball between Helton's arms. I kept it in place using duct tape but because of it's weight it kept coming down.
Raw mode. One desk lamp on the left and bounced light off a big letter size white bond paper on the right aiming for Helton's face. I used a green poster board for background and avoided the light sources to hit it directly. Just enough for the green to show but not to overwhelm the background.
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lighting effects used to uneven the lighting.
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Canon 50mm 1.8
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