8. Lighting on Location
ISO 200, 1/160 sec., f/5.6, 70–200mm lens
Photography is 1 percent talent and 99 percent moving furniture.
—Arnold Newman
If you’ve been shooting primarily in natural light, then you are no stranger to shooting on location. You know how to find the light and work it. But you may have been places where the light wasn’t good, you needed more light, or just wanted to shoot children in their home but the light wasn’t ideal. Perhaps you want to create a different look, something dramatic that will wow your clients and keep them coming back. All of these are good reasons to try using flash on location.
In this chapter you’ll ...
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