Today's photography cheat sheet will help you understand how some of the most common light modifiers work and why you should choose one over the other.
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The root of all photography is light. As a photographer, it's our job to understand how to use it in ways that make our photographs stand out. This often means equipping ourselves with lighting modifiers, enabling us to manipulate how light is cast onto our subjects. Now, let me start by telling you there are a ton of modifiers available on the market. There's one for just about every situation we're likely to encounter throughout our careers. For the sake of time, we're going to touch on just a handful of the more commonly used modifiers. Board Reflectors - One
Photographer Illya Ovchar shares how pretty much any everyday object can be used as a light modifier for portrait photography with creativity.
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I personally love using beauty dishes; they're my favourite lighting modifier, and produce some awesome results. They can be picked up with a lighting stand, and a grid, for only £100, and you will notice the difference immediately. One thing you will need though (if you want to use a full sized one) is a way of shooting with your flash off-camera, whether that's wirelessly, or wired.
Take a closer look at Softbox Lighting Modifiers: Learn how softbox lighting works and know how various types work in photography. With illustrations & Video
Starting out in studio portraiture and not sure what light modifier to choose to achieve the photo you want? In the post, we'll take a look at the
Here's a 9-minute video from Radhakrishnan Chakyat of Pixel Village that looks at the effects that different light modifiers have on studio
Chris Knight is a photographer known for his dramatic lighting style, and lately, he’s been sharing his knowledge on the topic far and wide via various photography education resources. He wrote an article for us last month, and also participated in a short interview with our Editor-In-Chief, Kishore Sawh. Recently, Knight released a book and has ... Read more
When it comes to shaping the light sources photographers use, there are a lot of modifiers available. Each lighting modifier has it's own characteristics which can make it difficult to determine the best light for your project. Karl Taylor has produced one of the best videos I've ever seen showing exactly how the light fall off, contrast, and specularity differs between the
The world of lighting modifiers can be imposing and confusing. In fact modifiers are probably a more daunting obstacle than wireless flash itself these days.
Comparing 7 Common Light Modifiers
Photographer Illya Ovchar compares 11 popular light modifiers used in portrait photography and compares the results.
I've been reading photographers' discussions on various external strobe accessories. I had these tests done some years back for my textbook, "Photojournalism: The Professionals' Approach." From top to bottom, the Indoor/Outdoor comparisons are for: Direct Flash Bouncing the strobe off a ceiling Lumiquest Omnidome Through an umbrella Off an umbrella Through a softbox Outdoors or in a large ballroom or gymnasium, all the accessories work less well at softening shadows. The scattered light rays coming from the accessories have few surfaces to bounce off. Notice, in the outdoor series, that the shadow behind the model is darker in almost each situation. For these tests, the subject remained at the same distance from the background, and the strobe was located nine feet from the subject. Note that there are newer flash accessories on the market for softening light. All are subject to the same laws of physics.
How To Make a DIY Honeycomb Strobe / Flash / Speedlight Grid with Straws
Review: I have owned 6 octaboxes made by Profoto, Elinchrom and Photoflex. I will discuss why I bought all of them and how I felt about using each modifier.
Easy Cheap Light Modifier for Your Speedlight: Here is an other instructable om how to make a cheap light modifier for your regular speedlight.
Beauty dishes don't come cheap, but if you're willing to trade some off time and elbow grease you may just be able to have a great one at little cost.
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Starting out in studio portraiture and not sure what light modifier to choose to achieve the photo you want? In the post, we'll take a look at the
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This video outlines how Robert Hall goes about using a traditional 3 light setup to capture portraits in any location. It discusses how...
In this blog post, we discuss which light modifier would be best for you and your photography. Read more at The Phoblographer.
In continuing with our Alphabetical explanations of key photography terms, we're now at the letter, "F." And the biggest thing that comes to mind besides film is the thing that many photographers fear: flash. Yes, marketing departments will tell you that their high ISOs are so good that you don't need a flash.
A continuación te presentamos ochenta consejos sobre fotografía que te ayudarán a mejorar tu práctica en el mundo de la captura.
Use These Do-It-Yourself Photography Lighting Hacks & Setups To Get Professional Results For Dirt Cheap Photography equipment, especially lighting equipment, can be incredibly expensive. A stan…
Take these creative 3-light Portrait Photography setups with a video tutorial and lighting diagrams to print! How creative you can be using three-point lighting?
We love cheatsheets as one can refer to them and make quick amendments to better our skills. Since many loved our last compilation of cheatsheet for
Jeffery Luhn demonstrates how to get a fresh look at the world's favorite lighting accessory, the softbox.
In this blog post, we discuss which light modifier would be best for you and your photography. Read more at The Phoblographer.
Here's a 9-minute video from Radhakrishnan Chakyat of Pixel Village that looks at the effects that different light modifiers have on studio
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