Shooting Fender artist Nikki Stephens in streets Long Beach, California for her band Teenage Ritual. I used just one Speedotron Explorer with two 102 heads.
I positioned the backlight with a red gel attached inside a doorway set to 1000w/s. I used a Speedotron beauty dish set to 500 w/s on the far left side of Nikki to light her, but also to blend the background colors. There was a small bit of Photoshop work done to remove the cords, but that was about it.
Most of the work for this type of photo comes with scouting locations, you need a target-rich environment. I LOVE using my Explorers because I use every bit of that 1500 w/s to control my lighting. Did I mention this was shot in the middle of the day? SPEEDOTRON EXPLORERS ROCK!
Robert Downs Photography, Speedotron Pro
Oh my gosh that is a beautiful shot–especially mid-day, 1 light? ART!