Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't do so much of shooting through panels because I find the light is often bouncing right back into me/ the camera and that makes for flair issues. I'd recommend jumbo family sized soft boxes from Chimera they are just getting so darned cheap!!! They've got their cheaper lines and Photoflex may be even cheaper. Maybe not. The light goes where you want it. And not more so in the opposite direction. That's also the problem with umbrellas elegant I think as they otherwise are. I got a shoot through umbrella. Light all over the place. Shooting through stuff also means the light is bouncing back at least as much as what gets through. This is not so efficient. You want as much light as possible. But from the largest area. A very large white umbrella with a black back (blacktape!) may be the easiest and cheapest. May be the best. What I refer to in my own mind as "idiot light'. But sometimes you just need a big flat lightsource. Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/