In which our hero uses the Big Guns

In the last couple of weeks I've learned something I didn't expect to learn: I love shooting with studio lights. Okay, they're big and heavy and awkward to hump around when compared to, say, some SB-900s (which, incidentally, I still want, if Santa's listening).

In the last couple of weeks I've had chance to shoot twice with studio lights (slideshow below the fold). Both were under controlled conditions, at shooting sessions run by established pros, but just getting to grips with the ideas behind the lighting was fantastic. I'm seriously considering investing in my own set of studio heads (though I'm still balancing that with the idea of a camera upgrade or the aforementioned SB-900s).