So many of us regularly use small flashes as strobes in our work. Just like any other tool, an SB-800 or SB-900 has it's limitations. The question constantly pops up in the forums about overpowering sunlight. What the photographer should not forget though, is that the big light in the sky makes a really good main light for your subject. It's just a matter of doing proper set up and picking a location with enough natural diffusion for the light. With the sun as the main light, you can very easily use one or two off-camera flash to work as fill light and hair light, both of which small flash can do easily at less than 1/2 power.
Check out this video from Bert Stephani. It is a good example of not ignoring the sun.
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