Dry information | Combining lights, reflectors, and soft light cloth to create the softest light

If you want to create the softest lighting with a good wrapping feel, the "Book Page Lighting Technique" written by the famous photographer Shane Hurlbut can help you. You don't need the most expensive lighting equipment to maximize the effect. Control the light quality to a certain extent.

The so-called "book page light" is the light source reflected by the light-emitting board, and then further softened by the soft light cloth. The equipment required for "book page light" is a light source, a reflector, and a soft light cloth. The angle between the light and the reflector is 45 degrees, and finally a soft light cloth is added. The way they are put together is like an open book, hence the name "book page light".

You can increase the distance between the light source and the diffuser to make the light softer. In the example above, the reflector becomes the light source, not the light. The farther you adjust the position of the reflector, the softer the final light will be. You can also see from the video below that when the distance between the reflector and the soft light cloth becomes larger, the shadow on the hand becomes smaller and smaller. soft.

You can choose from different reflectors and diffusers to create different types of light quality. If you have a double-layer soft light box or reflective umbrella, you can use it to replace the light source and reflector, and you can also get the same soft light with a good wrapping feel. The specific layout can be seen in the picture below.

Lighting is an art. The New Studio Academy and the Vertical Product R&D Office jointly launched "Still Life Food Video Shooting: High-Looking Photos at Low Costs" "Blockbuster" course, 12 cases explain related techniques for still life photography, including food, beauty, jewelry, etc., and let you learn photography, lighting, props, shooting techniques, etc. through practical demonstrations.

The course will teach you many unexpected still life and food photography techniques, such as:

Food explosion Flying makes your food more dynamic. Use electronic products to give the picture a sense of technology. Simple steel balls and broken glass create beautiful spots. The glass reflects the rich background and foreground of the picture. Use a heat gun to shoot the food cooking process. Various shapes of light bring creative images, use monitor projectors to create colorful images, and more.