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Wedge light: This pattern is created by
placing two lights in a pie slice or wedge
shape relative to your subject. These lights
can then be rotated around your subject to
introduce more or less shadows.MUST-HAVE GEAR
Handheld flash meter: Don’t even get me started! The reasons
why you need a handheld flash meter could fill an entire arti-
cle; but trust me, despite what you may have heard, this is an
indispensable tool. My meter of choice is the Sekonic L-758DR
(http://www.sekonic.com).Light poles: When light stands aren’t allowed or you’re on
the go, check out Lastolite’s Non-Rotating Extending Handles
(http://www.lastolite.com). I use them constantly. They
extend from 29–91" and have a 5/8 stud at the end.LIGHT IT ››In this image, I’m using two bare Speedlites, each manually zoomed to
200mm and vertically orientated in a wedge lighting pattern to create a
key light on the model’s face and an accent light on her hair.Portable light modifiers: My go-to favorite light modifier is
Elinchrom’s 27.5" Rotalux Softbox Deep Octa. It’s highly portable,
extremely versatile, and delivers a beautiful quality of light. Other
favorites include Lastolite’s Ezybox and Strobo line, Expo Imaging’s
Rogue system (http://www.expoimaging.com), and Chimera’s
Octa 30" Collapsible Beauty Dish (http://chimeralighting.com)^
—it’s killer! You can’t beat a beauty dish when it comes to cre-
ating soft light with just the right amount of contrast; however,
beauty dishes have traditionally been anything but portable. This
30" collapsible version changes all that and does double duty as
an octabank when needed. If you’re just starting out and wantMichael CorsentinoMichael CorsentinoMore often than not, one light will do the trick. Here I’m using
one Profoto B1 modified with an Elinchrom 27.5” Rotalux Softbox
Deep Octa. I love this highly portable modifier for its beautiful
quality of light and the variety of ways it can used.