If I want to create a beautiful but soft light, I definitely go for this one. The shadows are soft and because of the big size (150cm) you can use this light shaping tool on it’s own to lighten up a model from head to toe. The Profoto D1 is my favorite studio flashlight, especially in combination with the Softbox RFi Octa 5″ and I had to use again for this shoot! The Octa Softbox is an octagonal light-shaping tool that is great for portraiture and fashion work because the light will ‘wrap’ around the subject. Play with the postion of the umbrella, moving the umbrella more to the side instead of straight to the model will give you a beautiful light source! Removing the backpanel will create a softer portrait. The Umbrella Deep Translucent + Backpanel was my favorite! I think this light shaper is also great for fashion photography and it’s very multifunctional. You have to play with the distance of the Zoom Reflector to the model. The position of the face is also very important. The Zoom Reflector (with or without grids) is maybe not the first light shaper you think of when making portraits, but I must admit I really liked the results! The harsh shadows will make it a more dramatic portrait. The Beauty Dish made it real soft in combination with these setting. I wanted to combine daylight and flashlight, so I set the aperture to f/1.4 and the shutter to 1/180 sec. For the first portraits we used the OCF Beauty Dish White 2″. The power of this flash light is amazing and keeps surprising me. The Profoto B2 is an battery-powered flash system and works great both on location and in the studio. I think this is a beautiful effect! Softboxes are always great for portraits and because of its compact size en light weight, it’s perfect for on the go! You dont have to go out and buy an actual photography reflector. This light shaper is perfect when it’s really close to the model, it looks like if I also used a light in the background, but I didn’t. A reflector is any item with a large flat surface off of which to bounce light. After my other post where I featured the 5 best light shapers for fashion photography, it’s time to talk about the best light shapers for portrait photography! Together with model Naomi Max Models I spent a few hours in my studio to test 5 Profoto light shapers, using the Profoto B2 (250Ws) and D1 (500Ws) flashes. New & used cameras, lenses & accessories from the West Coasts biggest camera store.
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