Black reflectors
Oct 10, 2014 15:01:29 #
Rongnongno wrote:
How many use those?
Just used one to block reflections when shooting through a window.
Oct 10, 2014 15:15:35 #
Oct 10, 2014 17:06:47 #
wlgoode wrote:
Not really a reflector, its a flag or a gobo.
Call it what you will (it is neither of those)
I use them regularly
Have been for decades
GT
Oct 10, 2014 18:13:04 #
Rongnongno wrote:
How many use those?
Isn't the term "black reflector" an oxymoron?
Oct 10, 2014 18:51:50 #
GTinSoCal wrote:
Call it what you will (it is neither of those)
I use them regularly
Have been for decades
GT
I use them regularly
Have been for decades
GT
Wonder why its been called those terms by cinematographers and photographers for decades? What does it reflect? Nothing.
Oct 10, 2014 19:04:52 #
wlgoode wrote:
Wonder why its been called those terms by cinematographers and photographers for decades? What does it reflect? Nothing.
It IS a flag,
You are right, I was wrong.
Now I'm right because I agree :-)
I was stuck in my thinking, thank you for pointing out my mistake.
No, it has never been called a gobo.
If you were to try to use it as a gobo, it becomes a flag, since it does not let light through.
It reflects light.
Unless it is a black hole, it reflects light. Everything reflects light except, you guessed it, a black hole.
GT
Oct 10, 2014 19:13:54 #
The link I provided earlier called it a GOBO.
The technique is displayed there, nomenclature is obviously debatable.
We never referred to it as a gobo in the studios where I worked. Usually used Black Lightform panels.
Good topic Rongnongno!
The technique is displayed there, nomenclature is obviously debatable.
We never referred to it as a gobo in the studios where I worked. Usually used Black Lightform panels.
Good topic Rongnongno!
Oct 11, 2014 16:45:39 #
romanticf16
Loc: Commerce Twp, MI
Rongnongno wrote:
Black reflector, indeed to add contour to a light or translucent object taken in high-key photography by example.
I also used them in portraiture as a way to control reflection, and reflective color cast not as a shade.
I am asking because no one asks about those (that I noticed).
Your posts are all interesting for anyone who has no idea on how or what this is about.
I also used them in portraiture as a way to control reflection, and reflective color cast not as a shade.
I am asking because no one asks about those (that I noticed).
Your posts are all interesting for anyone who has no idea on how or what this is about.
Never say NO ONE in a forum of old timers from the film era. Subtractive lighting was taught by many Pros in the film era at lighting seminars. It is a valuable technique still used in car photography, product photography and portraiture. Not everyone use "apps" instead of skill to create images.
Oct 11, 2014 17:30:13 #
davidrb wrote:
oxymoron?
isn't that a pain killer!!!???
:D :shock: :thumbup:
Oct 12, 2014 19:08:34 #
jboy24
Loc: Downey Ca,
RichieC wrote:
You can use to reflect black into an object or blo... (show quote)
When I read the tittle, I thought, what black reflector, by nature black DOES NOT reflect it absorbs... Oh btw I use acollapsable hoop it change/absorb light.
Oct 12, 2014 19:27:29 #
jboy24
Loc: Downey Ca,
Rongnongno wrote..
Black reflector, indeed to add contour to a light or translucent object
There is no such thing as "black reflector", a black absorber ok....yes this device will change/ add contour to light.
Black reflector, indeed to add contour to a light or translucent object
There is no such thing as "black reflector", a black absorber ok....yes this device will change/ add contour to light.
Oct 12, 2014 23:17:53 #
zigipha
Loc: north nj
i think rongo is fine-tuning his "what question can i ask to start a flame war while i just stand to the side and watch" skill :)
and in my universe, lightbulbs suck in darkness; they don't give off light. thats why they are usually black when they burn out..they are full of darkness.
and in my universe, lightbulbs suck in darkness; they don't give off light. thats why they are usually black when they burn out..they are full of darkness.
Oct 13, 2014 22:49:01 #
davidrb wrote:
Isn't the term "black reflector" an oxymoron?
It is a term-of-art for the black that often comes with a reflector kit.
Oct 14, 2014 01:16:34 #
dsmeltz wrote:
It is a term-of-art for the black that often comes with a reflector kit.
Isn't the term oxymoron a stupid asthmatic?
Oct 14, 2014 03:48:29 #
Pablo8
Loc: Nottingham UK.
Have used my black 'Light Absorber' on outdoor portraits under flat light. It is the alternative to 'adding' an artificial light on one side of the face. Works in a more subtle way.
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