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08/10/2016 04:05:00 PM · #1
I have the alienbees/einstein lights. I'm trying an outdoor portrait session and I was going to be bringing one of the lights since I'm not sure of the quality/dappledness/etc of the lighting. I might use it for fill or for main light.

However, I was going to be shooting during the golden hour, and I know that from one failed experiment early on, that the light is way too cool for golden hour photography.

I have the warming gels and holder system, but it doesn't look like you can use softboxes and gels with this system.

Have you shot with strobes outdoors and gelled them? Do you do it without a modifier? It looks like I could only Grid, snoot, barndoor or probably umbrella if I do it. Is it just way too harsh not modifying it? Or is it fine since the outdoor light is bright?

Thanks! I probably should have thought of this more than an hour before I leave... :(
08/10/2016 04:30:57 PM · #2
Do you have a large 5-in-1 reflector? If so, you could experiment with bouncing the light off the gold reflector. Would probably require an assistant or extra stand, but it should give you a softer light.

Just a thought.
08/10/2016 07:16:23 PM · #3
Gel with umbrella or 5in1 card should work ,not sure of the light quality shooting straight from your reflector (I get very good from mine but not all work well , worth a try though)
in this situation shooting the light through a silk ( white sheet ?) is how I generally go .
I have to stress that you should have an assistant of some kind because the wind picks up more than you realize at that hour , lights and reflectors do go sailing with out adequate
support.
08/10/2016 07:45:27 PM · #4
Originally posted by bvy:

Do you have a large 5-in-1 reflector? If so, you could experiment with bouncing the light off the gold reflector. Would probably require an assistant or extra stand, but it should give you a softer light.

Just a thought.


Crap Crap Crap!!

I thought of the reflector.

I brought the reflector.

I used flash and a strobe at different times.

i forgot to use the gel.

I forgot to use a reflector.

It would have been sooooo much easier!!!!!

Holy crap!

It has the dumb diffuser as well!

Phooey. Hopefully they'll be ok. They chimped ok.

Thanks so much for the info. This place is great. It would have helped if I had remembered to check back for answers (I was really nervous, for some reason.
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