that's right. i got new stuff today. specifically, i got a 40" 5-in-1 reflector/diffuser kit. oh yeah, that'll make the panties drop. (just for the record, i don't usually wear panties. it's sort of a only-on-special-occasions thing.... i only do it on days of the week that end in the letter "y"..... i might be sharing too much right now).
anyways. yeah, it's a reflector with a silver side, a black side, a white side, a gold side, and a diffusion screen. i of course am super excited to use it, so i hung it up right away and here is the first setup with my new stuff.
in this shot i'm using the silver side reflector. silver is more mirror-like than white, it tends to bounce back a lot of specular highlights, but i thought i'd start off with it anyways. while i was setting it up on my boom arm, i realized that the other end of my boom arm is threaded, so you can attach a light to the back end of it. one quick justin clamp - strobe - sb3 later, i've got a cross light situation with a big shiny reflector filling in the middle.
so really the only difference between this and day 36 is the silver reflector. and all that it's doing is getting rid of that heavy shadow that was dominating my face. this shot is a lot less mysterious, and much more straightforward. take away the reflector, and we're back to shadow town.
i think i'm gonna like my new reflector/diffuser.
setup shot:
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