SoCal’s up-and-coming rockstar photographer, Jasmine Star, has quite the following amongst other aspiring photographers.  Her transparency, personality, and zest makes her work irrisistable to follow.  She loves to show of as much fun and endearing humanity through her blog as possible.  But she also goes above and beyond answering questions that many of her fans pose to her.

In the most recent FAQ she’s posted on her blog, she goes over use of flash versus no flash, as well as some cool tips on her usage of Kubota Photoshop actions.  She also links to an older blog post some two years old about something else worth paying attention to.

Jasmine Star’s off-camera reception lighting setup is pretty simple–oddly simple, to be honest.  Rocking a Photoflex LightDome shrouding an oldschool Sunpak Auto 838 attached to her beloved PocketWizard, she sidelights and backlights the reception with the one light just in one position most of the night.  Basic, effective, and dramatic.

One of my more favorite examples of her lighting is an example given in the same post, a great shot of the bride and groom.

For more of Jasmine’s awesome work, hit up her photography website at http://www.jasmine-star.com and her blog at http://jasminestarblog.com.