I usually stick to natural light or flashes on light stands at the reception etc.. i\'ve never done an actual strobist with a softbox on a stick deal until this weekend.
I purchased a 20 dollar constant light softbox from someone on FB that found it at a yard sale and didn\'t know what it was. Removed the constant hot light and fabricated a bracket to mount my SB900 in it and thew it on a stick.
it sat in my garage for a month while i figured out how I would use it.
Wedding day arrives and I look at it and say what the heck lets try it and throw it in the back of the car while packing up, I let the bride and groom know that during the reception I was going to grab them for a few minutes to step away for a special picture and they agreed no problem.
Had one of their friends hold the softbox up at 45 degrees up and over and took a few shots with different poses and was pretty happy with the results.
Next time i will try gelling my flash to tungsten to match the constant lights around as well.
I am very excited to hone this skill and get better to try more shots in the future.
