Tony Northrup's DSLR Book: How to Create Stunning Digital Photography by Northrup Tony

Author:Northrup, Tony [Northrup, Tony]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: Digital Photography
Publisher: Mason Press
Published: 2011-12-11T00:00:00+00:00

Barn doors. Like a grid and a snoot, barn doors are designed to prevent light from spilling into unwanted areas. Barn doors can be individually adjusted to shape light the way you need it. In a pinch, you can tape a piece of cardboard to your reflector to act as a barn door—just make sure it doesn’t get too hot.

Scrims. A large sheet of fabric supported by a rigid frame (often made from PVC) that is used to diffuse light. Photographers sometimes use scrims indoors in rooms with direct light, but usually scrims are used outdoors and held between the model and the sun. By casting the model in partial shade and diffusing the direct sunlight, you both soften and reduce the light. Not only does this make the lighting more pleasant on the model, but it’s easier to overpower the sunlight with your own flashes. You can buy scrims, but they’re also easy to make.

Gobo. A gobo (short for “go between”) stands between the light and the subject, altering the light in some way. Technically, a scrim is a gobo. Most of the time when photographers use the term gobo, they mean a big piece of cardboard or foam core that blocks light and prevents it from spilling onto something that shouldn’t be lit. For example, you might put a gobo between a kicker light and the backdrop to prevent the kicker from illuminating the backdrop.

V-flats. Two large pieces of rigid foam-core board taped together so they can stand freely. 4x8 feet is a great size: taped together, they’ll form an 8x8 free-standing and lightweight wall. V-flats are cheap, yet tremendously useful for either blocking or reflecting light. You can buy the foam core you need at craft or hardware stores, though it can be difficult to find large enough sizes. If you cover one side of the v-flats with black, you can use that side to absorb light and prevent it from reflecting back.

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