While you guys are more concerned about cameras and lenses, I'm more concerned with lighting gear. I'm still developing my style, but this from an excellent shoot I had Friday evening.


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And that look wouldn't have been possible without a hefty amount of portable gear:


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The gear was necessary to get the shot I wanted, but knowing how to use the gear made all the difference.


strobist: 1 Vivitar 285HV, camera right, full power in a Westcott 28" Apollo softbox. 1 Vivitar 285HV, camera left, 1/4 power, bounced off of a white door and frame for fill. 1 Vivitar 285HV, camera left behind subject, 1/4 power, shot through a 1/8" Honl Speed Grid for rimlight. Triggered via Cybersyncs and a Wein Peanut optical slave.