diffusing light the easy way.

Caught... Making do with some curtain material and an already erected,
soft box!
http://www.weprint2canvas.com/galler...r_of_invention

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Dmac wrote:
Caught... Making do with some curtain material and an already erected,
soft box!
http://www.weprint2canvas.com/galler...r_of_invention

I was looking into this once & chatted with an interior designer... the
way to get the most diffuse lighting is with two layers of thin white
curtains. I can't explain the science but apparently it just spreads
light around more softly. I don't know if this technique has been used
for studio lighting or perhaps this guy was not correct. Maybe someone
else can comment?

Paul Furman wrote:
Dmac wrote:

Caught... Making do with some curtain material and an already erected,
soft box!
http://www.weprint2canvas.com/galler...r_of_invention


I was looking into this once & chatted with an interior designer... the
way to get the most diffuse lighting is with two layers of thin white
curtains. I can't explain the science but apparently it just spreads
light around more softly. I don't know if this technique has been used
for studio lighting or perhaps this guy was not correct. Maybe someone
else can comment?

About 30 years ago I used some "fiberglass" Curtain lining as a back
drop with a slave flash behind it. All the current Chinese diffusers and
soft boxes use a sort of course curtain material so I can't see how it
wouldn't be correct.

The pic I pointed to has no shadows behind the children, despite them
being almost against the wall. I guess the 2, 1000 watt floodlights
above the tent did their job!

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From Douglas...
My photographic site: http://www.douglasjames.com.au
Canvas Archival and Metallic Prints: http://www.canvasphotos.com.au

Dmac wrote:

Caught... Making do with some curtain material and an already erected,
soft box!
http://www.weprint2canvas.com/galler...r_of_invention

Pretty old hat. Gotta watch coloration from the fabrics.

In the winter here people put up these god-awful looking temporary
garages over their driveways to avoid snow clearing. (illegal in my
snobby town). Their only redeeming feature is the delicious light inside...



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"Paul Furman" wrote in message
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Dmac wrote:
Caught... Making do with some curtain material and an already erected,
soft box!
http://www.weprint2canvas.com/galler...r_of_invention

I was looking into this once & chatted with an interior designer... the
way to get the most diffuse lighting is with two layers of thin white
curtains. I can't explain the science but apparently it just spreads
light around more softly. I don't know if this technique has been used
for studio lighting or perhaps this guy was not correct. Maybe
someone else can comment?

Quite a few of the better softbox designs use two layers of diffusion
material, with the inner one a couple of inches behind the front surface.
The Bowens/Regester Wafer is a good example.


Peter