{"id":555,"date":"2011-03-17T19:13:06","date_gmt":"2011-03-17T23:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/?p=555"},"modified":"2017-07-23T10:25:21","modified_gmt":"2017-07-23T14:25:21","slug":"dc-photography-use-a-reflector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/?p=555","title":{"rendered":"Use a Reflector"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-554\" style=\"width: 504px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Pineapple-Reflector.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-554\" title=\"Pineapple Fence Posts, Paia, HI\" src=\"https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Pineapple-Reflector.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Pineapple-Reflector.jpg 720w, https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Pineapple-Reflector-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pineapple Fence Posts, Paia, HI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What do you do when the lighting in your composition is uneven? \u00a0What do you do when the lightng casts deep shadows over importants details? \u00a0Use a reflector to cast light onto the important details hidden in the shadows.<\/p>\n<p>The picture on the left is natural light without a reflector. \u00a0Note the shadow on the lower left of the pineapple and the bamboo stakes of the fence. \u00a0The shadow does add depth to the pineapple, but there is a little too much shadow in the image. \u00a0Using a reflector I added light to the lower left of the pineapple and on the bamboo stakes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.photoflex.com\/Pro_Products\/LiteDisc_sup__reg___sup_\/White_Gold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Photoflex<\/a> makes a series of LiteDiscs. \u00a0I always carry their 22&#8243; model in my backpack. \u00a0It folds up small and has a case to protect it. \u00a0I also have the 36&#8243; model which I take when I know I will be shooting in bright sunlight, especially flowers. \u00a0Besides reflecting light into shadows, a reflector can be used to create shadows. \u00a0This is helpful at high noon when light is harshest. \u00a0At that time of day you can use the large reflector to put your subject in shadows and soften the light.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do you do when the lighting in your composition is uneven? \u00a0What do you&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[553,9],"tags":[150,7],"class_list":["post-555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hawaii","category-outdoor-photography-tips","tag-light-reflector","tag-photography-tips"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=555"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2122,"href":"https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555\/revisions\/2122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}