From a recent portrait session

This head shot was taken for a head shot for a local business.

I set up 4 flashes to get this shot, 1 shoot through umbrella, 1 small soft box, one for back lighting, and 1 for rim lighting the subject a little.

I love experimenting with light and tweaking it bit by bit to get the shot!  I recently got a remote trigger, so I can do this on myself before a client shows up, to get a base line.  However all models/ customers/ clients are different so its important to be prepared to tweak your set up a bit when the portrait session begins!