LAURIE G |
WHAT IS THE BEST UMBRELLA FOR DIGITAL? I AM LOOKING TO BUY AN UMBRELLA TO MAYBE TWO FOR MY HOME STUDIO. WHAT AM I LOOKING FOR AND IS THERE A BRAND OR MAKE (POSSIBLY SIZE) THAT I SHOULD BE BUYING? WHAT I S THE DIFFERENCE IN THE COLOR OF THE UMBRELLAS? WOULD A SOFTBOX BE BETTER? HELP!!!!!!! LG
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Tom Darmody |
Depends... What are you photographing?
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LAURIE G |
I am photographing people and animals custom portraits.
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Tom Darmody |
Get 50 Protrait Lighting Techniques for Pictures That Sell, by John Hart before you buy anything.
You can use a reflector to bounce light back at your model to fill or highlight. White foamcore works great for this, or even a piece of cardboard with aluminum foil over it. You can also buy one for about $25. Reflecting the light is also alot cooler than using a couple of softboxes. If you use the softbox without the diffuser and are shooting color film make sure to use a photo corrected bulb (GE makes them) or the apropriate filter, or make the color correction in processing/post prosessing. As for make, stay away from "no-name" brands, they fall apart or catch on fire. As for size a 24x30 is fine (32x32 is great). Your umbrella questions: White is to diffuse (shoot light through). Silver is to reflect or bounce the light and so is gold (gold gives the subject a "golden" cast).
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