Fashion photographer and Profoto's own "Light Shaper", Andrea Belluso, recently published this behind-the-scenes look at a recent 40's-inspired fashion shoot at his local flight club just outside of Stockholm. The video features Profoto's new "squircle" collapsable reflectors.
A reflector is something no photographer should ever be without, if you're interested in a more in-depth look at these new reflectors, check out the full blog post or you can pick one (or more) up for yourself here.
[Via Profoto & Andrea Belluso]
Everytime I tried to use reflectors it A: Ends up blinding the model B: Uneven light. Maybe these are cooler Im sure they cost $500 ea though..
I have the same problem. :( It's always too blinding for the model.
I'm the same way lol, some of the "better" models I've used say we do what we have to do, I appreciate that haha
I have the same issue. What good is great light if your model is squinting and can't see anything? One day when I was shooting a beach wedding, I realized that I had left my reflectors at home so I used the sun shades in my car out of desperation. They worked amazingly well. Not the shiny ones that look like tin foil, the circular ones that are gray/silver on one side. They reflect light but aren't shiny enough to blind everyone in the process. The drawbacks are it doesn't give a warm light and you have a crazy print on one side.
Just tell them beauty is pain. (jk)
Maybe these are different, but the fabrics in my collapsible reflectors eventually develop lines/creases that show up in the photo as uneven light.
Am I the only one?
The trick with reflectors is not having them opposite of the models eyes. Position to light other parts of her/him with strong/close reflector and then use softer light on face/eyes. Either that or have the model look away and only catch partial. Plus, have model keep eyes closed or looking away until shoot. At least that's what if learned in my experience.