One Light, One Umbrella, One Garage: Portrait Studio Basics

The $17 umbrella doing the work of a $500 softbox is the real story here. Feathering a shoot-through umbrella off a high camera-right position to separate subject from background is a technique that works in a garage, a hotel room, or a cramped corporate boardroom. The gear list includes a Broncolor Siros L, but the method translates to any monolight you own.