Light Modifiers
Lastolite has announced the Ezybox Pro Strip Softbox, designed for modifying a variety of light sources while offering quick assembly and easy transport. At 10 x 59", it is well equipped for portraiture and even some full-body action shoots, making background separation as easy as its unique RapidExoframe assembles. Its softbox fabric remains attached to the exterior support system and assembly is a matter of simply clipping the
Lastolite has expanded its SkyLite Rapid line to include a trio of new kit sizes of its light-modifier panels. Now in kit form are the square 6.6 x 6.6', rectangular 3.6 x 6.6', and square 3.6
Though the initial Lastolite HiLite Illuminated Background was designed to create smooth, clean backgrounds for high-key setups, such a large, soft light source quickly found a second calling as a softbox. Measuring 6 x 7', the HiLite has become one of the most effective solutions for backgrounds and lighting and, to get even more out of it, Lastolite has developed a series of accessories and shapers to control the light even
While photographers have many options for their home studio lighting setup, continuous lights are a logical solution for beginners. As its name implies, a continuous light is always on, unlike the fleeting flash of speedlights and studio strobes. For photo and video, most continuous lighting comes in the form of tungsten, fluorescent, and LED sources, as well as HMI, though we aren’t going to focus on the latter here.
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Benefits of Continuous Lighting
I always recommend that beginner studio photographers
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In the following video, photographer David Flores runs through an assortment of flash modifiers that you can use to elevate the quality of light from your speedlight. Flores begins with the classic dome diffuser, moves into more unique options like lenses, and mentions radio systems. If you want to get the most out of an on-camera flash, this video will provide a great starting point. We hope you enjoy the video, and invite you to view the wide selection of other instructional and informative
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If I had to recommend one accessory to photographers getting started with portraits, it would be a reflector, over and over and over. Cheap—especially by photo-gear standards—and extremely versatile, reflectors are matched only by gaffer tape on the scale of photographic utility. Depending upon your needs, they come in all shapes and sizes, from hulking 5 x7-foot behemoths to dainty
Adding to its Joe McNally Signature line of products, Lastolite has just released the Ironworks Collapsible Background, a 5 x 7' backdrop that provides photographers and videographers with a unique, industrial-style look for their shoots. Mimicking the look and feel of a hand-painted background, the Ironworks graphic is appealing for portraits, fashion, and product photography and its double-sided design offers added
Nearly every fashion and portrait photography has a beauty dish in their studio, or at least they should. This modifier is a classic because it produces a quality of light somewhere between that of a softbox and a standard reflector, basically giving photographers the best of both worlds when it comes to portraiture. It has an odd design to thank for this—it features
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Ideal for space-conscious image-makers who want performance and light weight, Angler has produced two softboxes with a clever design, made expressly for small LED lights. The softboxes take the edge off raw LEDs, creating a soft, flattering light with open shadows and reduced contrast. Their reflective silver interior maximizes the light source’s output, increasing its range, and making longer throw work possible. Intended for 12 x 12"
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Masterful light isn’t necessarily about being complicated…it’s about control. Chris Knight shares some of his favorite ways to shape one light to achieve stunning results from some classic techniques as well as some surprising new ones. Learn to make light work for you to achieve your vision in the simplest ways possible and make your images come to life.
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Speedlights have grown in popularity over the years, especially as low-cost options have begun to flood the market and make more elaborate lighting kits accessible to beginners and advanced amateurs. However, these compact on-camera flashes, while good, are still limited by their placement on or near the camera and their usually very direct lighting. Once you start comparing them to full-fledged monolights and power pack systems, their limited feature set tends to become evident. Fortunately, along with the influx of flash options a major wave
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The cameras in phones keep getting better and better, while the image quality in reduced-format cameras has shown superior quality in natural light. And they all have flashes, right? Then one day it hits you—usually after buying a DSLR and a flash—“I want more light,” and “I want it when I need it, not just on nice days, but maybe in the dark and rain.” Basically, you want to create light to more accurately express your perception of the subject or for cataloging or ecommerce, for example. Of the five kits below, four of them can be used by
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Savage’s studio-lighting collection continues to grow, with the announcement of 65 and 72" deep umbrellas. The 65" umbrellas are available in soft white, silver, or translucent. The soft white and silver
Updating the classic umbrella, Photek’s GoodLighter line offers a series of improvements and features that will result in both enhanced usability and better light quality. Available in 46” and 60” varieties,