thing about these it is just a piece of polystyrene you can

buy it anywhere hardware store or something you

paint one side black

one side is its natural white

is cheap as chips and what it does is create a large area

of reflection or a

large area

of shadow

i used to use kitchen foil

kitching foil was a brilliant reflector

and nowadays we have things like this which which will create

individual little bits of reflection

we have lovely light here

we can just use that lovely little bit of light to create the same atmosphere

that you would with lights

its not rocket science it's so easy

we have it here on tap you know

the smallest window

i mean i could cut out most of this window and still create enough light to shoot

this on

so here we have

um

normal figs it's really just to show you my green reflective surfaces

that i use to

bounce back light or bounce back shadow to it

with the dark

you can just create a bit of drama in there

add a bit of shadow

you can see the light changing

maybe you want to make it more summary so you might

use a silvery surface

you see the light changing there you know it almost gives a

mediterranean feel to it

you can use a gold and create a warmer light

much warmer like

use a white white is very soft

creates a very soft reflection

and you'll be amazed how much that changes when you look at it in a camera

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