Behind-the-scene pictures aren’t necessarily for showing off, they can be extremely helpful.
I never thought to do this during my years working at the newspaper.
Had I done that on some of those portrait type assignments, I think my skills would have improved faster.
Having a record of where I placed my lights relative to my subjects in all those situations would have allowed me to analyze my work.
If I felt I blew it on a particular portrait, I could go back and see why.
![Diana and Lorena were photographed in the evening at their father's ranch as the sun was setting. I added 1/4 Color Temperature Orange gels on my White Lightning studio strobes.](https://new.peterphun.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_1464.jpg)
Was it lack of space?
Were there obstructions which I couldn’t move out of the way?
Were there other light sources which I couldn’t eliminate?
Now that I find myself coaching others, these behind-the-scene pictures can give students a better idea of the challenges I faced when I was making the pictures.
See these other behind-the-scene pictures which were featured in Borrow Lenses website.
At the very least “bts” behind-the-scene pictures help you remember what equipment you used whether it was a speedite in a umbrella, softbox or a snoot.
![I used 2 White Lightning 800XLS for their picture. One was with the reflector behind them and the other was flash head was inside a softbox. Both flash heads had 1/4 CTO gels on them.](https://new.peterphun.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_1472.jpg)
![Here's a wider view of the area I used for Diana and Lorena's pictures](https://new.peterphun.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_1385.jpg)
While I had the light set up, I beckoned Lorena’s dad over and took this picture of them.
![With a medium sized softbox, I had no difficulty photographing 3 people.](https://new.peterphun.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_1446.jpg)
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