A slash of flash set this first colour frame alight. Even the painted pigeon above the door on the facade has a drop shadow going in the right direction. Canon 5D mk2, ISO 200, 1/200th at f/5.6

Same building just further down the wall. This time I used ISO 200, 1/200th at f/11 to give the shot more punch. Light was provided by firing a Speedlight into a Lastolite silver brolly. The smooth nature of the Lastolite silver brollies translate into a mottled light effect in the picture.

I used the same Lastolite 80cm brolly here and threw in a car reflection for good measure. ISO 200, 1/200th at f/11

I used a pool of light from a partly zoomed Speedlight for this frame of Lisa-Marie. ISO 200, 1/200th at f/5.6

This next frame used flash on camera with plus 2 stops of comp. A 200mm lens finished the look. ISO 200, 1/200th at f/5.6

This shot was lit with natural light as we started to explore the darker alleys of Siena. ISO 800, 1/100th at f/4

The same light and settings as in the shot above but given a cooler look in post production. I always like to fully engage with my client or model to ensure a depth to the expression.

This shot was taken in the same alley as the shot above. I introduced the upstage key light technique and combined it with a split colour balance. I used full CTO gel on the Speedlight and set the white balance to tungsten. Exposure was chosen to render the background to dusk even though this frame was taken before afternoon tea. ISO 800, 1/60th at f/8

Things took on a slightly raunchier look as a policeman watched us from a distance. ISO 800, 1/60th at f/8 Still with the upstage key from the shot above.

Same settings as above.

Still in the same alley we ditched the flash and opened up the exposure by 5 stops. ISO 1600, 1/30th at f/2.8

I pushed the camera another stop still and went up to ISO 3200, 1/30th at f/2.8 for this high key shot from a dark scene. All natural light even though there was very little.

The next alley along had a bit of sunlight so we used it to great advantage. I call this an alley but the Sienese think of it as a main road. We jostled with the traffic to get this and the next few shots.

I introduced Sean into the shot and set my Canon to ISO 200, 1/80th at f/4

The next day the sun was on the other side of the street when we reached this point. ISO 200, 1/125th at f/3.2

Just before afternoon tea I spotted this patch of sunlight in a walkway near the Duomo. ISO 800, 1/50th at f/4 captured the shot well. The camera wanted to give the shot one stop less exposure but I wanted Lisa - Marie's face to look radiant and I am not at all concerned about her hair.

In another back alleyway I found this black hole to shoot in. I call it a black hole because I had to use ISO 3200, 1/50th at f/4 to capture this frame. I used my Roger Noons filter as described in the comments section of part 1 of this feature.

I just love the over the shoulder look of Lisa-Marie. This is getting steamy.

Next we were on the steps of the Duomo and a crowd soon began to gather. About 100 or so watchers hooting and cheering. It was a great experience. This frame is lit with a Speedlight on a stand and balanced off with the ambient light. ISO 1250, 1/60th at f/3.2

The previous day we had 2 stops more light and I cut the ambient part of the exposure a bit more to make a more dramatic exposure. I used a Latin American dance pose as the basis for the shot. ISo 400, 1/200th at f/4

The same lighting as above but this time shot at f/10. At this point the crowd went wild :)

I love the character etched into the medieval stone work of Siena. Centuries of weather and pigeon poo have left their mark on this wonderful balustrade. I lit Lisa-Marie with a slightly zoomed in on camera flash. ISO 200, 1/200th at f/5.6

I rigged the Speedlight to shine through the leaves of an adjacent tree for this shot at the bottom of the steps. ISO 200, 1/200th at f/11

I've decided I like slopes. The upstage key used for this shot was zoomed to 105mm. ISO 200, 1/100th at f/4. The shot was taken just after lunch in the brightest part of the day.

Marko has given this shot a more dramatic look so I wanted to include it in the set. We are always careful not to kill the shadow detail completely as we don't want black holes in our pictures.

One of the delegates had the great idea of sitting Lisa-Marie in this window opening. I chose to shoot the scene obliquely from below with flash and from above without flash. ISO 200, 1/60th at f/8

This is the shot from above. ISO 200, 1/60th at f/3.5

Here she is again with the flash but without the orange gel and the camera back to 5600K

I next used a downward pointing flash to create this chevron of light. The scooter adds to the composition and sets the scene. ISO 800, 1/200th at f/4

And with the orange Honl filter on the flash it looks like this. ISO 400, 1/200th at f/4

Next up was this seemingly simple shot as suggested by a very creative delegate. I used an upstage gelled Speedlight as a key and we pre-focused the shot. Lisa-Marie and Sean were then asked to go back three paces and then walk towards camera. On the third step they looked at each other and we got the frame. ISO 400, 1/100th at f/4

In the same alley using natural light and my Roger Noons filter I captured this simple shot at ISO 3200, 1/80th at f/4

This frame also at ISO 3200 would make a fabulous 40" canvas. High ISO is fine when you know what to do with it.

My last shot of the day proved a tricky one to capture as we were really groveling around in the dark. I used the advice given to me by a delegate and bounced my on camera Speedlight off a wall some 15' away. ISO 1250, 1/25th at f/3.5 using a 200mm lens.