Crosslit Leif – P365 Mar02

I’ve been wanting to experiment with cross-lighting a subject with flash and the sun, ever since I read about it on Strobist. The effect can be very cool, but I knew I’d need some practice.

Leif was over again this weekend, and we were practicing photography together again, so he (only slightly reluctantly) agreed to pose for me again so that I could try it out. These were shot on a handy baseball pitch, which could be a useful location in the future.

I was using two bare flashes, a Canon 580EX and a Vivitar 285HV. Most of the time they were both set to full power, to match the sun, and were on stands 2-4 meters away from Leif.