A rare occurance for me, setting up 3 lights in a traditional manner ..... Main / Fill / Kicker. Mainly I lack the time at home for this, and my subjects are rarely patient enough! The problem with family members and kids in particular is that you need your subject to be sitting the 'right' way and not to change position much. A different angle or moving forwards a little can mess up the coverage of the lights on the faces.
However, I got a few the other day which show the effects of the 3 individual light sources, and I was pleased with how it came together.
Pentax K7 / D FA 28-105 / Cactus V6 / V6II / RF60 / Rf60X / AF-540FGZ (+V6) .... 1/180th / F8 / ISO 200
The Main light was through a white shoot-through umbrella (on the subjects right) .... the Fill light was into a white reflective umbrella, just behind the camera slightly off centre ..... the kicker was with a Gary Fong 'Powersnoot' to contain the light to the head from behind the subjects left side.
Thanks for taking a look .... all feedback and ideas most welcomed!
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Last edited by mcgregni; 07-12-2018 at 09:59 PM.