Continuing Our One-Light Tour of Iceland...

Let’s go from smooth flash that fits in and disappears to flash with an edge. Sharp flash that makes a statement. Small flash that fights off the very sun!

See the wind in Sara’s hair? Remember this whole chapter started with a windy misadventure? Remember I said I try to remember those hard-won lessons?

No 12′ silk here, thank you. Didn’t have one, first off, and secondly, from where I sit, this is a tailor-made situation for small flash and the technological advantages that come with using it well.

Not that you couldn’t have done this with a big pop of light from a big flash. Absolutely. But, most likely, you are then dealing with a normal flash sync speed of 1/250th of a second or so, and ramping ...

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