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Thanks for all the comments guys , I am thrilled by the responses.
Steady Hand
As far as the lighting. It was mostly trial and error but I got it to something like this. A cross lighting scenario , (think thats the name)
-the main light was at 1/8th power with a shoot through umbrella
-the kicker light from behind was bounced from a soft silver umbrella at 1/4th power
(think i adjusted power slightly sometimes)
-camera settings usually 1/50 f 7.1 - f 8 iso 100. Have to do 1/50 cause i get some wacky radio interference with anything faster.
Some shots i had the model holding a home made foam core board wrapped in crumbled aluminum foil on their lap ( shot 1 ).
The lights were triggered by the infamous 16 channel ebay wireless trigger set. http://tinyurl.com/6koyam along with some cords from flashzebra.
As far as the warm effect on the second pic, i just kicked up the white balance in the camera. No gels. Seemed to work just fine. I originally packed my bags full of gels but decided not to use them.
I think my previous failures of photographing women can be attributed to a harsh key light. Slap on a nice shoot through umbrella and we get a soft light which they like.
Steady Hand wrote:
Excellent portraits.
Beautiful models and beautiful images.
Well done. 
I especially like some of the expressions shown here. Nice moments.
And...I also like the warmth shown in the skin. THAT is something often missing in flashed photos.
I don't usually ask about flash equipment use. But, your post says you used two flashes and a reflector in the "strobist" style. However you used them or however many you used, the effect (light) is very nice in the images.
In fact, I think it looks far better than I have seen in the often posted "My first strobist attempt" posts here. So you "have it down."
Would you tell us how you placed the "two" flashes? And your trigger method might help some folks too. And...did the warmth come from PP or gels or what?
One image appears to have used the reflector below the face. I only ask this as so many people seem to have difficulty with ratios when using multiple small flashes and your examples are so nicely lit I think they might prove inspirational to others who want to use similar gear.
So often what I notice in other posts is "too hot" light coming from behind (hot hair light) and "crossed flashes/shadows." Yours don't have that and I think that makes them exemplary.
Of course some folks here at FM won't need to know that. Some folks might not want to share that either, especially if they make money selling lighting "workshops." But, I think if you use these images as examples, it would really help the many people who are trying "strobist" (off camera one or two small flash) type work.
I hope these comments and observations help and encourage you.
(not that it appears you need any help.  )
Edited on Nov 10, 2008 at 05:03 PM · View previous versions
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