A reflector serves, as the name implies, to reflect the light, which helps you to illuminate or fill in shadows, for example. It is used to direct the light, but also to mold it. In this article, we shall deliberate briefly on reflectors, and types of best reflectors available in the market.
Types Of Reflectors
Today, we are going to tell you about what I have at home, which is Neewer’s 5-in-1 reflector, but they are all very similar, fundamentally changing the size, now we will talk about it.
The Types Of Reflector Includes:
Diffuser, golden reflector, white reflector, silver reflector, black reflector.
It consists of a flexible ring with translucent fabric that serves as a light diffuser and a cover that is reversible, on the one hand it has a black and a silver face, and on the other, a golden and a white face. All this is stored in a black case with zipper and handle.
Uses Of Reflectors
Diffuser
The diffuser serves to blur or soften the light. When you have a very hard light that creates very marked shadows, the diffuser will make this light much softer. Let’s look at it with an example (notice, all the following comparative photos are as is from the camera.
The diffuser makes the light much softer, eliminating the sharp transition between lights and shadows. You can see in the graph the difference between hard light and diffused light, to help you understand both types of light if all this is new to you. The diffuser would act like the clouds in the drawing.
Golden Reflector
This reflects the light very powerful and also provides a warm tone, as if you were portraying with the golden hour light.
It is very useful for dramatic portraits wherever you want, for example, to leave a part of the face more in shadow and another illuminated. It can also serve as a background, if you want a black or neutral one, it is ideal. You can learn more by visiting this link https://skylum.com/luminar
