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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 791024" data-attributes="member: 13196"><p>Reflectors that come with strobes tend to yield hard light. That's because they are small and aren't diffused. But when looking on Amazon, it states the strobe accepts standard Bowens mount modifiers. Do you have any of those? You'll need to change modifiers to soften the quality of light or diffuse the light either with your shoot through umbrella or some type of reflector that includes a white diffuser <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/820992-REG/Westcott_308_5_in.html" target="_blank">such as this one by Westcott</a> (there are definitely less expensive reflectors out there).</p><p></p><p>The shoot through umbrella will spread the light much more than a softbox. An umbrella definitely has its advantages, but if you are shooting in an environment that is extremely bright, you'd be wasting a lot of light because it spreads all over. That means the light output reaching your subject would be less than if you were using a single diffused softbox (meaning more light will be focused on your subject simply due to the design of a softbox). Metal Beauty Dishes don't offer as soft light as the fabric softboxes/beauty dishes. Then reflectors tend to be one of the hardest lights out there. </p><p></p><p>Either a softbox would be the next step to controlling the spread of the light, or a fabric beauty dish such as this <a href="https://www.adorama.com/glbdez34s.html" target="_blank">Glow EZ Lock Collapsible Beauty Dish</a> which constricts the spread of light slightly more than a softbox also is softer and more controlled.</p><p></p><p>Fabric beauty dishes tend to come with either a silver or white interior. The white ones give the softest light. Silver ones yield a little more specular highlights (slightly more contrast). BUT if both a white and a silver beauty dish are double diffused, the results are practically identical. Just giving you a little food for thought. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hark, post: 791024, member: 13196"] Reflectors that come with strobes tend to yield hard light. That's because they are small and aren't diffused. But when looking on Amazon, it states the strobe accepts standard Bowens mount modifiers. Do you have any of those? You'll need to change modifiers to soften the quality of light or diffuse the light either with your shoot through umbrella or some type of reflector that includes a white diffuser [URL="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/820992-REG/Westcott_308_5_in.html"]such as this one by Westcott[/URL] (there are definitely less expensive reflectors out there). The shoot through umbrella will spread the light much more than a softbox. An umbrella definitely has its advantages, but if you are shooting in an environment that is extremely bright, you'd be wasting a lot of light because it spreads all over. That means the light output reaching your subject would be less than if you were using a single diffused softbox (meaning more light will be focused on your subject simply due to the design of a softbox). Metal Beauty Dishes don't offer as soft light as the fabric softboxes/beauty dishes. Then reflectors tend to be one of the hardest lights out there. Either a softbox would be the next step to controlling the spread of the light, or a fabric beauty dish such as this [URL="https://www.adorama.com/glbdez34s.html"]Glow EZ Lock Collapsible Beauty Dish[/URL] which constricts the spread of light slightly more than a softbox also is softer and more controlled. Fabric beauty dishes tend to come with either a silver or white interior. The white ones give the softest light. Silver ones yield a little more specular highlights (slightly more contrast). BUT if both a white and a silver beauty dish are double diffused, the results are practically identical. Just giving you a little food for thought. ;) [/QUOTE]
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