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Jul 10, 2008 18:06 |  #16

aram535 wrote in post #5888367 (external link)
If the reflector is blinding your subject than your reflector is too reflective or your holding it at the wrong angle to the subject. Its for fill light so it should be very soft. Also you could move the reflector further back from the subject that should soften it up a little more, although the angle has to change too.

I have a silver/white reflector, both are pretty good at reflecting light. The further back you get the smaller the apparent light source, which doesn't work for full length shots. When direct sunlight's striking the reflector it'd just about have to be black to avoid blinding people.


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Jul 11, 2008 14:06 |  #17

As a photographer who works for a studio doing 95% family portraits on the beach - I'd invest in a nifty fifty and a 580EX or Metz flash....with the flash being the biggest priority.




  
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