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Got to photograph Scout Dens this past weekend.  It was a great time.

Started shooting at 400p as the sun started moving behind a tree line to create a nice shady spot where I could control the lighting.  I am using two strobes.  One through an umbrella as the key and a bare one for accent.  You can see the bare strobe creating a nice edge from the left of the frame.

I balanced this with the ambient almost 1:1.  I may have let the ambient drop 1/3 stop at times.

I thought it would be fun to let the kids be, well kids.  So I took individuals using the umbrella from the front and left for key and the bare strobe from the back right as accent.


Then a group shot.  These are ambient light only.


And then I set up for the fun shot.  I had visualized this a week or two before.  I wanted something to raise the boys so that I could get this composition.  I considered hay bales, picnic benches, and others but here is a loading dock type of thing.  Perfect.


I set the leader in position (you know, arms crossed, showing what a great leader they are) and then walked back to the kiddos and told them that when I say "alright, look at me", go crazy.  I gave them ideas: fingers in noses, tongues sticking out, etc.  Turns out I didn't need to give them ideas.  This is just how they are. :)  I should know because one of my sons is included here.