Need help managing reflections? Here's what you should know

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If you have trouble managing reflections for your food photography, understanding the basics of how reflections work is a great place to start. In this video, I take a look at Reflection Light, which is a type of natural light that we would typically see in everyday life. I then take the lessons I learned from observing this type of light and apply it to my food subjects in the studio. Hope you find it helpful!
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0:00 - Observing "reflection light"
2:32 - Diffused vs. Direct reflections
5:27 - Peanut Butter example
7:21 - Dark Chocolate Donut example
9:06 - Final thoughts
Tools I generally use:
Saw horses: (Amazon) geni.us/n3Bz
White plexiglass: (Amazon) geni.us/U6TPMnW
DIY Food Photography Surfaces: @Hijabs and Aprons
White tri-fold fill card: (Amazon) geni.us/pXMxxd
C-stand: (Amazon) geni.us/egIGW9
Camera Mount Adapter for C-Stand: (Amazon) geni.us/rojAA
Large V-flat: (Amazon) geni.us/JbRQ
Diffusion roll: (Amazon) geni.us/thaq
Godox Sl-60W: (Amazon) geni.us/BRbinR
Tripod: (Amazon) geni.us/wkzmA
Phone clamp: (Amazon) geni.us/WfXl
Godox stripbox: (Amazon) geni.us/HiqSLdI
Music I use for KZfaq videos: bit.ly/2TEza2Y
Microphone I use for my videos: (Amazon) geni.us/d4Gc
Main Continuous Light: (Amazon) geni.us/Bcsf

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@user-lj3rn7rn8h 3 ай бұрын

Здравствуйте. Случайно нашла ваш канал так как интересуюсь фудфотографией. И просто получаю огромное удовольствие от вас, манеры объяснения сложных тем и особенно то, как доходчиво вы рассказываете о базовых основах фотографии. Я прочла много информации, прошла пару курсов, но то, что вы объясняете здесь на канале это бесценно и настолько обширно, что все вопросы в голове пропадают после просмотра ролика. Благодарю вас от души за ваш труд, вы замечательный человек, талантливый фотограф. Процветания вам и в вашем бизнесе. Благодарю за все❤

@figandlight 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@RobertJones_Ministry 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely a channel I would highly recommend! Great content as always! Truly appreciate the knowledge you freely share with us!

@mikkelcolby568 3 жыл бұрын

i know this is a channel that teaches how to get good lighting for food photography mainly, but you need to show us ur setup on how you get that perfect natural lighting in your room when you are facing your camera!!! definitely subbed 👍

@abhyanshuchauhan5818 3 жыл бұрын

Brandon! The video production quality is getting better and better after each video👌

@dustydxclusive 3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@figandlight 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Abhyanshu!

@FLIPandHappywithMelissaRances 3 жыл бұрын

WOW!! I learned so much from just this one video! Whenever I take my food shots, I’m constantly trying a million different angles and finagling with the lights. Now it makes sense why some shots look more appealing than others! You explain things in such an easy to follow way. Thank you so much!

@miguelrasco 3 жыл бұрын

Always informative. Always learn something new every video. Your technicality and attention to every minute detail is insane!

@figandlight 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Miguel!

@JayDiazFilms 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Brandon, I like how you analyze and explain lighting. This video helped me to better understand more in depth how lighting a certain way can help retain more detail. If I understand you correctly, you have to consider the surface of your subject to determine if direct or diffused reflection would work best.

@MilaRoseCo 3 жыл бұрын

How is this content free!? seriously this is gonna take my food game to another level. I cant thank you enough

@jeannefrancouisenatalia8863 3 жыл бұрын

I'm happy he is back !!!

@trirellb2028 3 жыл бұрын

great content. really motivates me on my lazy days to just have fun and keep experimenting !!!

@barrelleaf 3 жыл бұрын

Didn’t notice the difference so well before. Thank you for sharing!

@figandlight 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for watching

@DiTenggara 3 жыл бұрын

great content as always..

@ashleyyyy25 3 жыл бұрын

I’m so excited for this video! Ah! Hungrily watching! The god of light. 😂

@figandlight 3 жыл бұрын

definitely not 😅 haha

@zibaturk8612 2 жыл бұрын

I Love your videos. They're very helpful. please keep going

@ralphjurgen9456 Жыл бұрын

Wonder if he shares all his lunch pics on insta... but great job with the videos, this helped me with staging and imagining creative ways to take a shot

@PaulAntoun 3 жыл бұрын

well that was great example, thanks

@MFB.94 2 жыл бұрын

I like your channel i was looking for tutorials about this topic 👌🏻

@croitor2009 2 жыл бұрын

omg, thanks lots!!!

@Molaleni 2 жыл бұрын

Good video!

@firdausayung9207 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro... 😍😍😍

@MahelaDimuth 2 жыл бұрын

Missed you man!

@user-dk9cy1eg9p 2 жыл бұрын

you are my benefactor

@hetalsindhwad579 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video..can you share video on lighting from different diffusion boxes in future ..it wud be great

@areyougonnafinishthat3069 3 жыл бұрын

Gimme a sec need to grab a coffee before watching this 🙌

@figandlight 3 жыл бұрын

hahah

@Spaghetti_Yeti_001 3 жыл бұрын

what large softbox did you use on the b10? thanks!

@mykhuzaimi 3 жыл бұрын

Should i use grid for my godox octabox 95cm

@emmam7286 3 жыл бұрын

Super useful! What lens did you use to shoot the peanut butter?

@andreaperazzolo8707 3 жыл бұрын

Which macro lens you used for the shooting?

@duenmommam2152 2 жыл бұрын

Miss you already, come back, I'm waiting

@ksv1181 3 жыл бұрын

With that doughnut, don't you think apart from the difference in reflections you showed, the angle made a major change(also).

@figandlight 3 жыл бұрын

Reflection and angle (with respect to light source) are dependent on each other, so I would say yes, the angle makes a huge difference.

@Brik2246 2 жыл бұрын

legend for just ending the Video at under 10min

@abinav4869 3 жыл бұрын

Studio tour

@anji3117 3 жыл бұрын

I really find hwauei camera supports reflections very clear

@theJoeyDutch 3 жыл бұрын

Indirectly, can I say, midtones (which always shows us color) exhibit diffused reflections all the time?

@patrickbarrios6284 3 жыл бұрын

Really depends though. There are a lot of factors that may affect midtones (shadows, light source location, surface, etc.). It may sometimes be coming off as diffused light reflection but not all the time. Happy to be corrected if I missed out anything. 😁

@figandlight 3 жыл бұрын

Same. That's a good question. Right now, I would say that midtones exhibit diffused reflections all the time but, like Patrick, I'm happy to be proven wrong.