this is a a staple piece of kit its not very portable but i mean the great
thing about these it is just a piece of polystyrene you can
buy it anywhere hardware store or something you
paint one side black
one side is its natural white
is cheap as chips and what it does is create a large area
of reflection or a
large area
of shadow
i used to use kitchen foil
kitching foil was a brilliant reflector
and nowadays we have things like this which which will create
individual little bits of reflection
we have lovely light here
we can just use that lovely little bit of light to create the same atmosphere
that you would with lights
its not rocket science it's so easy
we have it here on tap you know
the smallest window
i mean i could cut out most of this window and still create enough light to shoot
this on
so here we have
um
normal figs it's really just to show you my green reflective surfaces
that i use to
bounce back light or bounce back shadow to it
with the dark
you can just create a bit of drama in there
add a bit of shadow
you can see the light changing
maybe you want to make it more summary so you might
use a silvery surface
you see the light changing there you know it almost gives a
mediterranean feel to it
you can use a gold and create a warmer light
much warmer like
use a white white is very soft
creates a very soft reflection
and you'll be amazed how much that changes when you look at it in a camera
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