Originally Posted by DeanCapture

Hi Matt, my contract with Twistys.com prohibits me from talking about my techniques as it relates to what I produce for them so I must speak in general terms. The idea for this post was not to give away 'step-by-step' my process for producing my work but rather to discuss photography in general. I've spent years developing my workflow and my techniques and I can't just hand that info out on a silver platter to everyone who has a camera. Content production is a competitive area and I don't want to get too specific about what I do...I hope you understand.

With that said...I've used all kinds of lighting for backlighting, hairlighting, accent lighting etc. The same theory works with backlighting that works for frontlighting. The bigger the light source, the softer the light. The smaller the light source, the harder the light. I'm sure your QFlash produces a very hard quality of light which is perfect for your use.

Many years ago (many many years ago), I worked as an apprentice to a wedding photographer and he used to have me hold a telescopic pole with a Metz Flash on the end of it. The flash was connected to a Turbo Battery and a radio slave was attached. As he was shooting candids at the reception (and family groups in the chapel), I'd run behind the subjects and raise that pole up and provide accent lighting for him. The accent light was set to one stop less light then the camera exposure setting and it worked out beautifully.

In regards to processing....I shoot in raw format, process is Capture One Pro and Photoshop.