Mixed Light Portraits in the field

[Drew_Geraci]

I try to use natural light in my portrait photography whenever possible but I will say, having a small portable light that can fill in some of the backlight really makes a difference when I'm out shooting! What's great is if you're shooting at golden hour you really don't need a powerful light source to have it show up in your frame. I'm using a simple Rotolight AEOS2 that only has about a 2-3ft throw but it adds just enough pop to really make the shots stand out and look natural at the same time! What kind of systems do you prefer to use out in the field to make your fill light pop? 

Shot these on my A7RV with 50mm 1.2G (My favorite combo!!) 

[alpha-jessica-a]

Loving these shots, Drew! 

[thesaltedimage]

Those are lovely, Drew. I think your created light is so subtle and merges perfectly with the natural light. I have an older Flashpoint streaklight 360 that I like to take on location. It is a great all around light.

[TrekRover]

beautiful shots! the light looks so natural! I need to learn how to do this.

[CarolineJensen]

Love these, Drew! I like to use a flash in a 24 inch diffused umbrella to pop on my main subject. I haven't used the Rotolight, but it looks interesting! 

[LensBrew]

Amazing Drew! This is a great tip. I've been contemplating buying a light for location shots, and there are are too many choices. But your subtle tip gave me a clear idea of what I actually need. Thank you.

[Matt Hernandez]

Drew, these are great! I love the elevated look you can get from mixing natural light with artificial light.