Casual Portrait with Umbrellas
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When it comes to shooting fashion or portraits, using an umbrella is an inexpensive and time-saving alternative. The cost of an umbrella, makes a good choice for those on a budget.
In most cases, when you compare results from both a softbox and an umbrella, you will see greater contrast in the images using an umbrella.
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Topics Covered:
- Umbrella as a Key Light
- LiteDiscs for fill
- Lighting a background with an Umbrella
Equipment Used:
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The RUT umbrella can be converted to a shoot-through umbrella by removing the black cover. |
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Using a shoot-through umbrella is a cost-effective method of softening the light output of your strobe. |
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We set up an RUT Convertible Umbrella as our main light. |
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This setup gave us very good results. Yet, there is more we can do. |
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We added a 32" white/ soft gold LiteDisc, with the white side reflecting, to a LiteDisc Holder mounted on a 2218 LiteStand. |
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The LiteDisc produced a pleasing fill light. |
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Here, you can see the comparison of using only a main light set up and using a main light with fill reflector set up. |
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To brighten the background, we added 2 ADW Adjustable White Umbrellas behind and to both sides of our model. |
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The result is a much brighter image with a different feel than the earlier shot. |
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