What was the modifier used in this shot

[Duncan.F]

Hi,
I did ask the question in the thread as I wasn't clear on what exactly was used and how. No one replied but its such a striking shot I would love to have a go at it some time!

Cheers


http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=341498

 

[Docj0nes]

Hey, looks to me like a snooted hard light on a boom. The snoot could of been white to give the feathered edge. Probably some black card in places to control the spill?

 

[Garry Edwards]

Yep, that will be a honeycomb fitted to a standard reflector, on a boom arm directly overhead

 

[Duncan.F]

Thank you!!

 

[arad85]

It says what modifier was used in the post.....

Single studio flash with honeycombe at high level pointed down above model (can't remember power/meter level) simple set up but I was over the moon with the results.

 

[Duncan.F]

It says what modifier was used in the post.....

But what was between the 'studio flash' and the honeycomb? Don't be a smart a**e it was a reasonable question!

 

[kokakaste2]

I would also guess its the standard reflector with honeycomb grid.

 

[arad85]

Don't be a smart a**e it was a reasonable question!

It wasn't if you have any idea what a honeycomb actually is and how it is used

All anyone on this thread has done is rewrite what was posted under the photo itself.

 

[treeman]

All anyone on this thread has done is rewrite what was posted under the photo itself.

I was confused at first, but to be fair I think Duncan was asking what modifier was holding the honeycomb. Was it a standard reflector in a variation of sizes, a beauty dish, or even a snoot. I'd agree with the others that is was a standard reflector of some sort, size is anyones guess

 

[Steve T]

It wasn't if you have any idea what a honeycomb actually is and how it is used

All anyone on this thread has done is rewrite what was posted under the photo itself.

People are so stupid.... :shake: I bet you wonder why you bother

 

[arad85]

People are so stupid.... :shake: I bet you wonder why you bother

I'm only on here whilst I wait for the machine gun to turn up...

 

[Garry Edwards]

I think this thread is getting a bit silly and personal for no good reason...

My answer is, I'm pretty sure, correct - a standard reflector with honeycomb, although the honeycomb isn't really doing anything I can see it there.

Perhaps a beauty dish without a honeycomb might be a better choice of tool, because the cutoff of light would have been sharper.

Better still perhaps would have been a fresnel spot - but maybe the photographer didn't have those tools or chose not to use them.

An interesting shot though. I might show how to do something similar on the Lencarta lighting workshop next Sunday.