Translucent

A great option for beginners

The translucent is a great option for beginners with no experience with off camera flashes. It creates a very soft light, similar to a diffused window light.

What is so great about this kind of light is that it won’t make skin imperfections as visible as what a beauty dish or a silver umbrella would.

It’s also interesting when a wide spread of light is required. For example, wedding photographers will love this for group shots, while portrait and studio photographers may use it as a fill light.

Silver

The definite fashion photographer’s choice

The silver umbrella is the definite fashion photographer’s choice. It’s fantastic in many ways.

As you can notice with the comparative images, it offers great control over the spread of light.

The light is harder than with the translucent umbrella. The shadows are well defined and the highlights are crispier.

This kind of light is appreciated when details are key, which is why many fashion photographers use it – it makes fabrics’ details stand out like nothing else while being less harsh than a metallic reflector.

Add an Optional Diffuser

When using the Deep Silver or White umbrella, the optional translucent diffuser delivers the lighting effect of an indirect softbox. The interior of the White umbrella will create slightly warmer and softer shadow transitions.

The Black Diffusor (silver reflector) offers the lighting effect of a direct softbox with a single diffuser.

When using the Deep Translucent umbrella, the translucent diffuser offers the lighting effect of a large light dome