When I set up a outdoor photo shot for a job I regular have ether heavy light stands with sandbags or assistants holding my Profoto D1 studio flashes. But there are some shots where this is not possible. For example when I’m doing a spontaneous shoot on a sunny day and also when I’m traveling by plane where i can’t bring my heavy equipment at all.

On those days i leave my Profoto D1 studio flashes at home and just use a single system flash combined with a Lastolite Ezybox with a hand grip.



To connect my Nikon SB900 flash to my Nikon D800 camera i use a Nikon TTL cable which I can trust that it works without any problem. Because you hold the flash in your hand you don’t necessary need an air remote trigger, but If you don’t like but the cable there are also different air remote triggers on the market that use TTL and HSS (High Speed Sync).


When shooting with the sun i usually position the model with their back to the sound. doing so allows me to use the sun a a rim light and avoid dark shadows or highlights on their faces. Then I can use the light from the softbox to light their faces nice evenly.