![]() ![]() There are two aspects to light quality: The light is either hard/soft or specular/diffused. Or should I change the kind of flash that I´m using? Something like this ? That setup works ok for most of what I do but I think you'll need to experiment to find what works best for you. I couldn't recommend this approach because (a) it is big and cumbersome and (b) in the last image in that Flickr album you can see what a big and nasty flash reflection it produces on smooth, rounded, reflective surfaces. I think those diffusers probably cut down the light more than they diffused it.įor the two examples you linked to above I used the setup illustrated in this album at Flickr. Quality of light wasn't an issue with that experiment. That was a temporary bodge done for a quick experiment. ![]() ![]() I wouldn't use diffusion like that used in the example you linked to below. I use post processing to try to make the best I can of what I get, using both global adjustments to highlights, shadows etc, and also sometimes local adjustments on particularly troublesome areas. I have tried all sorts of combinations and have never been satisfied with the results I get with subjects that have shiny, reflective surfaces, like the slug in the first link above. You will have to find your own balance between these approaches. Having the flash light coming from two directions might perhaps also help with specular highlights.The best materials are those that spread the light a lot but don't absorb much light. This is typically done by using several layers of diffusion material with a gap between the layers. Make the light as even as you can across the surface of the diffuser(s).There are obviously limits to what is practical out in the field. So use a big diffuser(s), or get the diffuser(s) close to the subject, or both. Make the area the light is coming from as large as is practical when seen from the point of view of the subject.Could I get this with other kind of diffusión ? Any images that showed ?Īs far as specular highlights go with flash, I understand there are two things you need to try to do: They have specular hightlights too, but looks nice and natural. I checked your gallery in flickr, I would like get a result like you got in these images Thanks you very much, the whites dots are specular highlights too, and looks very unnatural. ![]()
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