07 Jan 7 in 1 – Either A Grimm Fairy Tale Or A Photographic Marketing Ploy
We used to have reflectors for photography that had only one side. Mathematicians may see a flaw in this as topographically the disc reflector had a front and a back. And an edge, we hasten to add, for the literal-minded. But for a long time they only put a white surface on one side and left the other as a nondescript cloth that did nothing. Not no more.Starting with a well-known English manufacturer of lighting accessories, and followed-on by a number of budget copyists from other continents, the trade has made increasingly complex reflector sets for studio and outdoor use. Today we review a 7 -in-1 from Promaster.These kits come in several sizes - I picked the 22 -inch set from the shop racks and unfolded all the possibilities.The basic structure is the familiar steel band loop stretching out a translucent fabric. Then a 3-part cover is sewn up that provides 6 more types of reflecting surface. The choices of fabric take it from merely a light modifier to an actual backdrop accessory. What it lacks in surface area it...