Need advice for formal senior pics w/ piano...

[klynam]

I have a high school senior who wants some formals in a church with a piano. So I've got a big room, glossy black piano, and black satin dress to work with.

Any suggestions on how to handle this? I have a decent strobist setup for lighting, but no large flash equipment to work with.

I've already suggested to the parents we go for a more (lo-key) "dramatic/artistic" shot rather than a full blown portrait shot, since there's no way to pull in a large bank light to really work the piano reflections and such.

Advice would be great - visual examples would be awesome!

Thanks,

[bsaber]

Don't know if it still matters now but you hide a flash inside the piano (depending on what kind of piano) that will light the subject. Just a thought.