William here is a phenomenal pianist. He's also a fun subject to shoot who's incredibly aware of the camera.

Case in point.

Lighting in this sort of situation can be very tricky. There's a strobe off to my left triggered wirelessly, I'm shooting at f/1.8, ISO 1600, and I'm still squeaking out 1/60 second. We've all shot in less-than-ideal lighting conditions, and this is a great example of shooting with an off-camera strobe and still getting that balance in the background.

I like this shot, but I'm the first to admit it's flaws: no set focal point, slight camera shake, and some blown highlights. But that's OK - I still like it despite those mishaps. This was one of those shots I took and didn't think about actually using - but after I browsed through the shoot - I couldn't throw it away.