
METAL 121
Reflector
Card
B
B
A
Gobo
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Another way to light the
spatula shown in Figure 6.12.
The gobo partly blocks the
light from the part of the
reflector within the family of
angles, marked A, but not
from the rest of the reflector
card, marked B.
B
B
A
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The part of the soft box,
B, outside the family of
angles, A, lights only the
background, not the metal.
e distance between the light source and the subject determines how
much of that source will be within the family of angles.
Controlling the Effective Size of the Light
In previous chapters, we have seen that control over the size of the light
source is one of the most powerful mani ...