what umbrella setup should i use for taking a family portrait using flashes?

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I have two umbrellas...one shoot-through white and a silver umbrella...both with sb-600 flashes shot into them...how should i position these for a family portrait. i was thinking of having the shoot-through up close to the right and the silver to the left. and having the silver as the main lighting source and the shoot-through as a fill...
 
I would put each strobe on either side of the group high enough so that the shadow of the person in front isn't too big on the person behind him. Use your camera flash to fill the middle. Good Luck!
 
For a family portrait that sounds a good light set up.

One light camera left of right at 45 degrees to the subject and 45 degrees above, I use your silver one here as your main light then the second as a fill light at 45 degree on the other side this time as subject hight. your white shoot through will bounce light all over the place so its best to use that as the fill. the sb600 should give a good balance of light with the silver giving slightly more punch.

as time goes by try playing with turning the power down on the fill then replace the fill with just a reflector and moving the second light behind to create a hair or rim light. or put a color over the second light and point it to the background all add interesting effects

Have a look at some of the bill hunter studio lighting books as he explains lighting very well. youtube is another good place to see lighting setups in action and strobist blog is great just google 'strobist' to find the link

have fun
 
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