Yesterday I received my new studio flash, after lots of research I decided to go with Profoto, their new B1 is a battery powered unit which is superb for working out and about as well as in the studio.

I picked up a flash and beauty dish to start off and was very excited to receive 3 lovely boxes. After charging the battery I needed a model to start practicing with, enter Tess a friend from down the road. Luckily for me Tess is beautiful and patient and didn't mind me experimenting with settings and light placements.

Keeping it simple I wanted to capture a really nice low-key portrait, black background and concentrate on Tess' fantastic features, the beauty dish gives a great circular catchlight in the eyes.

Thanks to Tess for being a stunning model, it was a pleasure to take her picture, hopefully she'll be up for more shots soon. Now I need more models, anyone locally who wants their picture taken, get in touch!

You can read more about the B1 here http://profoto.com/uk/home

I buy my kit from the great guys at Kameradoktorn in Stockholm. http://www.kameradoktorn.se/