 Craig Salmond |
Black Reflectors I've seen some amazing pictures taken using some Canon 580EX Speedlights that were reflected off some black reflector panels (the pictures were in the latest Canon EOS brochure). I believe that you can buy black umbrellas for flashes, and I was just wondering if anyone could tell me what the advantages of firing the flash against the black reflectors are. Anyone know?
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
Sure you're describing accurately what you saw. Black reflectors are usually for preventing light from reflecting back, such as when there's a nearby wall and you want that side to keep a shadow. Or to block light. Or for chromed, shiny objects to give the edges a definition from the background. Umbrellas have a black cover because they are a little bit translucent. A black reflector would only reflect if it were made of a shiny material. Usuable if you needed only a very small amount of fill light bounced back.
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