Statue of Liberty Model

In my collection is a faux bronze reproduction of the Statue of Liberty based on a limited edition French bronze casts commissioned by her creator, Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. It is a much smaller copy that has proved to be a challenge for me to photograph correctly as the faux bronze model is shiny and dark. This is the best result I've been able to come up with after multiple attempts. I dusted the model with talc to dull the worst of the shine and tried photographing it under a bright, diffus