Comments on: Great Gear: Lastolite Skylite

By: brad

brad — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:19:22 +0000

I thought you'd like to know you're on a similar wavelength with David Tejada. His latest post demonstrates the use of a diffusion panel with a strobe or a flash.

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Cyberward.net » Blog Archive » Cousins Day — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:57:14 +0000

[...] David du Chemin talked about just those kinds of things. There are the very expensive studio kind, and the just a little expensive, portable, they work [...]

By: brad

brad — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:28:13 +0000

Hey David, I think a diffusion panel is the next step for me. I’m tempted, however, to make one out of pvc tubing for a fraction of the name-brand asking price. Would you happen to have a picture of yours in action, and/or a shot you can point to that uses it in the field?

One question: when you’ve reduced the key light (sunshine) on the subject/foreground, how do you compensate for the bright background?

Canadian Tire sells collapsible windshield sunshields that can approximate the 5-in-1. They come in two large-ish pieces, something like 2′x3′ each. (I’d link, but their site is down!) They are a kind of reflective medium grey on one side and black on the other. So call it a 2-in-1. If you’re really on a budget, iirc I paid $15 — $20 at the most.

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:53:56 +0000

Two things. Who holds the Lastolite Skylite for you when you’re shooting portraits? Do you have an assistant or can you rig something up with a tripod?

When you order from B&H in NY do you pay GST or duty on the items they ship? I picked up one of their catalogs at a recent NAPP seminar and I’m wondering if they have better deals/selection than a Henry’s or Vistek in Canada. Thanks.