Jordan have you tried a reflector before? It's the cheapest and probably the easiest way to get rid of harsh shadows and still keep "close to natural" lighting. I have been trying a bit(not so succesful) with a Westcott Apollo 28" softbox and the worst thing in direct light is still to balance out both lightsources. By the amount of light, but also by the white-balance. I don't have any experience really, but I can say that I really like the softbox. How it works etc.


Again, I'm a big time newby at this, so don't rely on my words []


Jan