Which Light Modifier Should You Get? | Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey

When it comes to choosing the right light modifier for a portrait session, the options can feel overwhelming. Do you need an umbrella or a softbox? Should a stripbox be used in a horizontal or vertical orientation? Will a snoot take away too much power from your flash?

To answer these and many other questions about light modifiers, photographer Gavin Hoey compares three hard and three soft light modifiers using the same flash, in the same position, with the same model holding the same pose. For each setup, Gavin provides a quick rundown of the type of results it creates.

As a bonus, Gavin demonstrates the lighting results he gets from using the same stripbox in both vertical and horizontal positions. He also combines hard and soft (bounced) light in his small home studio by testing the results from just a bare flash.

At the end, Gavin summarizes the findings and shares his thoughts on the effects of the light modifiers for both full-length portraits and close-up head-and-shoulder portraits.

Gavin Hoey is a freelance photographer, writer, and trainer of all things photographic. His work is regularly featured in photography magazines, websites and videos. Gavin has a real passion for sharing his photography and Photoshop knowledge. In 2008 he started recording and uploading video tutorials to YouTube.

Timestamps and Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:04 The camera and flash set-up
2:03 Translucent umbrella light test
2:40 25” Octabox light test
3:36 12”x56” Stripbox vertical light test
4:29 12”x56” Stripbox horizontal light test
5:01 Bare flashlight test
5:35 7” Small reflector light test
6:36 Long Throw reflector light test
7:40 Snoot light test
8:45 Light modifiers comparison
9:50 Outro

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