Or you can go to a photo supply place and spend a lot more money on something that won't look a bit better in the finished photos. As others describe, you can glue aluminum foil to foam core and get different effects. Re: foam core board as reflector In reply to Bob Stothfang I bought (from a local hardware store) a 4x8 sheet of 1' foam core board with the shiny aluminum backing on one side, cut into (roughly) three sections, then used black duct tape to finish the edges. One photographer I worked with swore by pebble-finish mat board. Although any white or neutral gray surface will work. For larger sizes, up to 4x8 feet, foam insulation board from a builder supply works well. So I guess my question is, what is the best, most affordable flat reflector? And/or what other options are available? I'm guessing most of the light would be absorbed passing back through the foam core. I suppose you could glue aluminum foil to the back of the foam core. I taped a sheet of Canon 13x19 matte printer paper, but my puny LED flashlight still shines through. I've thought of covering with foil, but that's a different color, etc., than white. The only advantage of the pop-ups is the are more compact to travel with. I prefer foam core because the collapsible tend to be floppy, thus harder to aim. So using a light-weight reflective board would be my first thru fifth choices.Īre the portable/collapsible reflectors advertised online the same, i.e. As is the budget - need a new lens or two :-D. Then once you get the hang of it the modeling lights become less important.įWIW, the location is very restrictive.
You don't have to even make photos, just move the stuff around and watch how the light changes. An LED flash light will probably work if your space is dark enough. If you don't want to buy studio lights a little practice can help get you started.
You may want to experiment a bit with a constant light. Then be sure your flash and reflector are set so light hits the reflector, then be sure the reflector is angled to send light back toward the subject. In tabletop it is often as close as possible without it showing in the frame. To get started keep your reflector in close to the subject. More likely causes are either your reflector is too far from your subject, or you're not getting the reflector angle right, or you're not getting enough of the light from your flash on the reflector. Probably not, since photographers have successfully used foam core almost from the day it was invented. Is it because not all of the light is being reflected? I've been playing with lighting for table-top photography, and haven't been able to get enough bounce fill.
Had never thought about it, but interesting. I have boards from Staples, Michael's and one of the "dollar" stores, they're all the same. Which, in my feeble brain, seems counter-intuitive to what it should be. By accident, I just recently discovered that foam core boards are somewhat translucent.
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