Beach portraits

I had a great photoshoot last night in Fort DeSoto. I was with a group of my friends, including Brenda Knoll and Mike Mackay to shoot biker Brian. Sun was way to bright and we had to overpower it with 2 alien bees and a reflector. Here is the setup, yes we bounced the light off of the reflector:

Here is another behind the scenes shot, Mike shooting the model:

And some of my images can be seen on Flickr.

Basic Studio Lighting

Main light, umbrella, reflector- I used a main light with an umbrella (black outside, silver inside- silver produces more contrast than a white umbrella) and a reflector to take some pictures of Kelley. Bottom line, the closer the umbrella is to the lightsource, the more focused the light is. My initial settings were ISO 200, SS 125 and F. 8.5
To see Brent Pearson's video about Off Camera Flash click here.
Check out more studio lighting setups here.