website reflection: Professional studio light sources generally fall into one of two categories. You can get a kit with a flash head and a power pack, or you can get a mono light kit. A head and power pack kit consists of the flash head and a small power pack that acts as the generator that supplies energy to the flash head. The flash head contains flash tubes that emit light once supplied with high voltages. There are two kinds of power packs: symmetric power packs and asymmetric power packs. Symmetric power packs split power equally between multiple flash heads. Asymetrix power packs allow the user to vary the power supply to different flash heads.
writing critique: I like this picture because the color looks really nice. I like how the they added a blue light to make the color purple on one side of the background. The subject seems very laid back and chill. He seems naturally photogenic and comfortable. This setup and the way the photo is, makes it seem almost like an album cover photo. The lights were arranged to have a pinkish red look in the back, adding a blue light to mix in with the pinkish red look to make a purple.