A shoot-through umbrella is better than a softbox for groups. Back the light up and increase the ISO to increase the effective range. Each time you increase the ISO by 2 stops you will double the effective range of your light at the chosen aperture.
As one person stated, get your ambient first.
A shoot-through umbrella is better than a softbox for groups. Back the light up and increase the ISO to increase the effective range. Each time you increase the ISO by 2 stops you will double the effective range of your light at the chosen aperture.
As one person stated, get your ambient first.