This is my first attempt at lighting a room, like you would see on the cover of some Bed&Bath magazine. My mom just finished renovating her bathroom, and wanted to show it off a bit. It was quite challenging over all, and it took numerous attempts and setups to get it just right, but in the end I think I’m pretty pleased with the results. See the bottom for the available light version before adding strobes.

Here’s how it went:
I set up a Canon 580EXII on a Bogen Super clamp over the door high camera right, and pointed it at the ceiling to give some natural looking fill for the front of the photo. I placed another Canon 430EXII on a light stand behind the tub on the right, with a shoot through umbrella attached (Stock shortened, and very close to the flash to keep it out of the frame) for fill on the back of the photo. All strobes triggered with Paul C. Buff Cybersyncs.

Some things I learned:
Set your white balance WITH the strobes you are using, not just the ambient (duh!)
Cover harsh light sources with a sheet, like the skylight that causes the harsh burn out on the left wall.
Check your histogram for exposure, don’t depend on the thumbnail (again, duh!)

Cybersync Update!
I’ve probably shot over 500 photos with the Cybersyncs, and have had only 1 misfire, and even then, it appears to have been an interference fire during setup, and not a no-go. This is pretty impressive, seeing that it has a 99.8% fire rate so far. I’m sold!