[Benji]

Kelly,

While Mark's information is good, let me tell you why I use a fill light. *I use a fill light rather than a reflector because the photo cells on my hair light, and kicker light at times, depending on how I feather my main light, *will sometimes refuse to "see" the main light flash and not fire. * I absolutely do not have that problem when I use my fill light. *I've found it embarrasing to have to fiddle with the lights to get them to fire once I have the subject posed and ready to be photographed. *

I would set everything up and see if they fire when using a reflector before "junking" the fill light. *DON'T let the flash of the main light fool you into thinking that all of the lights have fired. *You MUST LOOK AT each light and see if it is firing. *Our eyes only see one flash in a darkened room and that flash might be only the main light.

Benji