I know I mentioned in the previous post that I would go into how to photograph a tech and dress rehearsal but that takes a little more time than what I have currently, so instead here is a quick post about using a single flash and a reflector. In this scenario we are using a round reflector as a fill light and a strobe with an octagon softbox as the key light (though a speed light could have worked too).
Round reflectors come usually come with a reversible top. Usually there is a white and black side and a silver and gold side. Like 90% of the time, I use the white side and I did so here. The silver side and the gold side both reflect a lot of light back but usually it is too much for my taste – that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t utilize them. Just keep in mind that silver side and that gold side will reflect their respective colors a little. The black side is to make more shadows and reflect even less light.
The key light is just off to her side a little and the reflector is on the other side aimed at her as well. The thing to remember about reflectors is that they only reflect the light that reaches it. For this reason, I rarely use a grid when I am mixing a softbox and a reflector. In this scenario I usually want the light to go wherever because that is more light to bounce off the reflector.