After a great meal at Rudy's BBQ, we headed to our evening "off camera flash" portion of the class.
We had a slight mis-communication with one of the models not showing up, but we are photographers so, WE ADJUSTED. :)
Our Franklin Mountains location was a great area to photograph the setting sun!
We approached this session as we do any other session. We ensured that the couple wore the clothing we needed. We used darker dressier clothing because of the background. We didn't want their clothing with prints or bright bold colors to contrast with the awesome scenery!

We wanted our students to learn the importance of photographing their clients in many lighting situations. We had them first focus on using the direct setting sun, in case they had no flash to use. We knew these images would be high contrast, with no fill, but we wanted a more edgy modern look here.
We taught how to pose couples in THE WIND, which is common in El Paso, TX., what to do if their couples had sensitive eyes to the sun, how to meter for a non-overexposed sky and to ensure that the couple was positioned below OR above the horizon.
Our model couple Daniel and Michelle, did such an awesome job. They followed our direction well and looked really good for our students.