Portrait of a modern woman and her horse.

[Marko]

I quite like this shot. Just curious, are there shots of the subject looking at the camera, I think that would work as well.

Photovioilin, I would guess that a shorter shutterspeed is doable by modifying settings/distance from subject etc. but there's less time to fire the flashes...why does this matter to you?

[ruleofthirds]

I also like the lighting you used! We had a motorcycle photographer do a tutorial at my photoclub a few months ago. He used a technique that I tried a few days later for a friends wedding.... He sets a really long shutter speed (10 sec) and while the shutter is open, he will quickly walk in front of the camera and hand fire a flash 3 or more times at the subject. I liked the effect I got when I tried it (especially since they were in front of a fountain. Does anyone know if a shorter shutter speed (3-5 seconds) and hitting the strobe would create a similar effect to what we see here?

While the flash on takes fractions of a second to reach the camera, the time you need to run around and fire the flashes, 2 seconds 5 seconds, should be kept as short as possible. I'd be interested to see the 10 sec. shot you took. Keeping a modle still, and therefore sharp, for that long period seams like an impossibility.

[jlabel]

This is a great image, the lighting is pretty good and the model expression is fantastic. Did you gat another shot with some road behind?

[nomad358]

This is a great image, the lighting is pretty good and the model expression is fantastic. Did you gat another shot with some road behind?

Thanks! I did get some road shots, but they were in motion and using only natural light. This particular shot I did with only 3 speedlight strobes. I am going to do another one soon with a sunset in the background using a really large softbox. I'll be sure to post it here. :-)