I’ve been doing increasingly more portraiture outdoors over the years and most often have been relying on speedlights for their small size and portability. One problem I always faced was choosing a stand to use for supporting the speedlight.
In too many cases, on rough terrain, I found traditional light stands unstable and C-Stands not much better. Because of this I began to experiment with tripods. Tripods have a larger footprint and are more stable, but then height... more
