To me, lighting is the most interesting part of photography. If I were a photojournalist, I’m sure I’d say moments or expressions were the most interesting thing in a photograph, but I’m not…I’m a portraitist.
So to me, while I adore exquisitely captured moments and expressions and compositions in a photograph, when the artist combines that with expert lighting techniques, an image can truly sing.
To that end, check out this informative post on light modifiers on the Lighting Essentials blog.
This post caught my eye because the first set of equipment Don mentions in the article is the Honl light modification system, which I love. I swear by the Honl grid spots, because as a wedding photographer who has to travel light, there’s nothing better than quick, lightweight, and simple modifiers to create the look you want in an image, and pretty much no other wedding photographers use a grid spot to make rim lights.
Here are a couple of pics for which I’ve used to Honl grid spots on my Canon 580s to make accent or hair lights.
Be sure to read the Lighting Essentials blog post for lots more ideas and examples of flash modifiers to give your images some extra kick!
– Matt
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It’s impressive what those little flashes can do in the right hands!
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