Strobist on assigment

In the comment section of a previous post, Richard was asking:

How long does it take you to figure out ratios for this type of shot? How many test shots do you do to get to the right one? I assume that all your flashes are on Manual? Camera, too?

Well, by some kind of coincidence, Strobist just wrote a great “what is going on in my head as I take a portrait” post. Enjoy and learn!