Anniversary Take 2

I decided to shoot their anniversary photo from two different locations. This was actually the first I choose. This was taken from the side of their house. I choose this spot because of the continuos color and for the texture of the stucco. I thought it would provide an interesting backdrop for them.

I have tried this technique once before and I LOVED the results. Although, I had only one person in the shot, this time I was dealing with two. I pressed forward and decided to see what we could get, if anything.

I set up one 430ex speedlight right above my camera. I shot this speedlight through an umbrella to get a nice, soft fill light. Then I knocked the exposure of this light down 2 stops. I didn't want this to be the main light - just some fill. I then set up another 430ex camera left to shoot through a snoot. (My own version made from a cardboard box) This would help funnel the light and keep it contained so it only hit their faces and not fill in the rest of the photo.

With the fill light 2 stops underexposed and the key light right on the money, I was taking photos. That's when they started to act natural now that I had things set up. I choose this photo because of the bit of attitude Debbie is showing off. There were some other photos with them laughing and smiling, but this one stood out from the others.

If you have any questions, let me know in the comments. I'll try to answer them best I can.