A skateboarder in a halfpipe. The sun is harsh overhead. Hobby uses three speedlights. One is a "kicker" from below (to fill eye sockets). Two are edge lights from the sides.
The title Lighting in Layers is the defining philosophy of the entire series. It refers to the methodology of building a photograph one light source at a time. Instead of turning on five lights and guessing, Hobby teaches the photographer to: A skateboarder in a halfpipe
Use the sun as a main light while using strobes to fill shadows or provide edge separation. A skateboarder in a halfpipe