When shooting on location you may find yourself confronted by beautiful, soft, ambient light. Don’t freak out, it’s alright. Actually it’s great, but that doesn’t mean your setup needs to stop there.
When the afternoon light starts to dim, I take the strobe I’ve been using all day to offset the harsh sun and move it behind the model. This also works for photos in the shade, overcast days and early morning shoots. Photos taken in soft light or shade can lose their “pop”. What moving your strobe behind the model does is add a bit of depth to your photo. By adding a bit of rim light or even simulating sunlight, depending on your setup.
I started using this setup late last year, mostly in various shoots in Mexico. You can see more examples of this setup on my Flickr photostream.
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This is definitely and interesting setup. It reminds me of hair lighting in studio work. Although I’m suprised by the use of the beauty dish. I would have just used a bare strobe. maybe i’ll have to try that setup out.