This was from a recent engagement session in and around Millenium Park and the Bean in Chicago.  I suppose there must be hundreds of thousands of pictures taken in this location so I think it is difficult to come up with something unique. 

For this picture I wanted to capture a couple of different things.  First, I wanted to show the couple engaged with each other rather than the camera.  Second I wanted to show the Bean and third I wanted images of the city (there are actually two, one looking south and one looking north toward the Prudential building.  This image has Chicago written all over it.  

To take this picture required a solution to the age old problem of a relatively bright background and the main subject in shadows.  I set my camera to ISO 200 and shutter speed 1/250, the best combination for a bright background.  I then dialed up my f stop to f11 to achieve a good exposure of the Bean and the buildings.  Camera left with a single SB800 strobe, I added light back manually to the subjects to provide a pleasing illumination through chimping (we were working quickly and on the move).

I have lots of people ask about why I use strobe in situations where there is lots of light.  The reason is simple: the light is unbalanced or not directed in a fashion that will make a great picture.  If you have any doubts about that concept, the picture below was taken without the strobe with identical settings.

For the rest of the pictures of this engagement session visit this galleries here.