SCENARIO 22

Shooting with Reflectors

A few options for one of your favorite natural light tools.

GEAR NEEDED:

  • Camera + Trigger
  • Lens of any focal length
  • Off-camera flash
  • 42" 5-in-1 reflector (recommend style and size)

GOAL IMAGE

I don’t really have a goal image for this chapter, more like a goal outcome. Just because you’re shooting with off-camera flash doesn’t mean that you have to throw away some of the tools you’ve learned to use with natural light.

My reflector is one of my absolute favorite tools. It is a very inexpensive light modifier that’s lightweight, easy and fast to set up, and can drastically change the look of your image. Using reflectors with off-camera flash can be equally, if not more, useful as using them with natural light. ...

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