On 1/25/04 2:04 AM, in article , "Tom Phillips"
wrote:

I can't imagine shooting with strobe in a studio setting against any
background (wall, floor, or light table) and getting "even" illumination
on the background.
The whole point is to light the subject, not the background, [...]

Oh Tom, that is so wrong. Or perhaps just an overstated personal
preference. Lighting the background evenly is not that hard with
electronic flash ('strobe'), and it is quite common. _Not_ lighting it
evenly but still with certain precision is also perfectly common. For
example, if you do B&W against a background of graduated light it gives a
very interesting 'roundness' to foreground subject of low contrast,
modeled light.