It's enchanting to hold a butterfly on your palm as you walk down the hall to the living room and place it on a leaf or flower in the setup. The living room is dark except for a 7 1/2 watt focusing light (the hall is dark too), so the lovely insect has nothing to excite it.
Three flashes are set up around the modeling stand, with a light blue background behind it (not too close). The camera, connected to one flash (the others have sensors), is sitting on the floor, for it will be ...