Portrait of a modern woman and her horse.

[nomad358]

I shot this last night for a friend. I used only 3 speedlite strobes one at camera left and 2 for back lighting.

[jabber]

Great setting and atmosphere. As I am still fumbling with my one Speedlite, I'm in awe of your lighting.

[tirediron]

Very nicely done. My only minor niggle would be that her face seems just a touch bright. Other than that, nice!

[scorpio_e]

Thats a LOT of strobes!!!! I like it. The face is just a tad bright but the bike is killer. What did you use for triggers?

[ruleofthirds]

That's a great shot!

I need to more flashes...

[Mad Aussie]

I like it very much. No critique from me.

[nomad358]

Thanks Everyone! :-)
This was quite a simple setup using hard light, no diffusors. I used a Canon 550EX on a light stand at 1/8th power to light the front of the subject and the motorcycle. There are 2 Sunpak 4000AF's at 1/16th power to the left and to the right of the motorcycle to add rim light and also separation from the dark background. :-) The key thing is to get the flash off the camera hotshoe and on to a light stand. I could have used only one flash for this, but then shooting a black leather jacket and a black motorcycle against a wall of dark trees would have meant that the subject would be lost in the background. I could have added a 4th flash, or kicker light, to add more detail into the lower portion of the bike, ie: brake discs, chain etc. I am using Cactus remotes. I won't buy Pocket Wizards, they are way overpriced for what they actually do.

[JAS_Photo]

Good stuff!

[scorpio_e]

Thanks Everyone! :-)
This was quite a simple setup using hard light, no diffusors. I used a Canon 550EX on a light stand at 1/8th power to light the front of the subject and the motorcycle. There are 2 Sunpak 4000AF's at 1/16th power to the left and to the right of the motorcycle to add rim light and also separation from the dark background. :-) The key thing is to get the flash off the camera hotshoe and on to a light stand. I could have used only one flash for this, but then shooting a black leather jacket and a black motorcycle against a wall of dark trees would have meant that the subject would be lost in the background. I could have added a 4th flash, or kicker light, to add more detail into the lower portion of the bike, ie: brake discs, chain etc. I am using Cactus remotes. I won't buy Pocket Wizards, they are way overpriced for what they actually do.

Thanks for the detailed set up Nice work..
I had no luck with the Cactus remotes and went to cybersyncs

[photoviolin]

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?