Photography Reflectors: Watch this first BEFORE YOU BUY! (Tutorial Photo Shoot)
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Күн бұрынA portrait photography reflector is a great tool but for beginners can be very overwhelming when you don't know a lot about how to use photography reflectors.
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Here is how to use reflectors and what reflectors are for photography and especially portrait photography. Here I break down 4 different reflectors for portrait photography and wedding photography and what makes them unique, different, and how to use a reflector in this natural light photography tutorial shoot.
You SHOULD definitely check out this video on Photography Reflectors. Watch this first BEFORE YOU BUY! I'll give you a tour and a photoshoot tutorial for reflectors.
Hope you enJoy!
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These are all Lastolite reflectors, since I was commissioned to make this video for their KZfaq and app, but my hope is that you see the difference of each of these types of reflectors and what makes them useful, why some reflectors are large, why some are small, what type of compactness each has, etc. I personally use the Lastolite Trigrip and Halo reflectors constantly.
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@medbrandmedia 3 жыл бұрын
Love your stuff. Just picked up my first flash and getting situated with a diffuser. Inspired by ur Off-Camera Flash Handbook! Plus getting on that social game guided by ur Social Media Demystified :) Thanks for your guidance!
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
Yayyyyy this makes me so happy 😁
@MrRalboi919 3 жыл бұрын
@@VanessaJoy I got the book also 🥰🥰🥰🥰
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
@@MrRalboi919 you’re the best 😊
@jonstivers 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Vanessa, very informative as are all your videos.
@ahmedalsharqawy5677 3 жыл бұрын
New knowledge is added to me out of you as usual! Thank you very much for that!
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure 😇
@rach9063 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great information. Just bought the reflectors :)
@powderbluephotography 3 жыл бұрын
The r5 is such a game-changer. Focusing is SO GOOD! Sharing this video with my assistant, thanks!
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!!
@52701970 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Very helpful.
@corykphotography Жыл бұрын
My glow 5 in 1 reflector comes in today! Cannot wait to figure it out.
@firatsanliturk 3 жыл бұрын
Juliana is a stunner. The reflectors are great as well. Thank you for the video, it was fun.
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
She is!
@lievenm2661 Жыл бұрын
Thank you sooooooo much !!! Very educational and inspirational!
@VanessaJoy Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@soulvz Жыл бұрын
Great and comprehensive overview/tutorial Joy :) Thank you
@VanessaJoy Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@jeangerardlabarre2591 3 жыл бұрын
Hello from Paris ! very good work ! i like thank' for your vidéos
@KeithN87 3 жыл бұрын
Great video thank you.
@younicbic 2 жыл бұрын
Handheld diffuser for daylight:clever! Nice video, greetings from Italy 😊
@VanessaJoy 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊
@alexwu5087 Жыл бұрын
you two are amazing!
@VanessaJoy Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@debanjanmukherjee6877 Жыл бұрын
Very nice..I will also try..will learn more from you.
@VanessaJoy Жыл бұрын
Thanks for being here!
@itsjim2875 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! - Your model has the most gorgeous eyes!
@VanessaJoy Жыл бұрын
You are so kind
@gizmocaca9461 6 ай бұрын
Uh, ok
@Eye-V. 2 жыл бұрын
50k. Congrats 👏 You deserve more so 100k soon 🤙
@VanessaJoy 2 жыл бұрын
Aw thx ☺️
@wayne2411 Жыл бұрын
Wow the tri-flip has doubled in price since this video came out!! Thank you for putting this together as it provides a lot of useful tips for others.
@MikeFilancPhotography 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve never seen the Halo Reflector before, what a interesting product! I can picture it taking to the sky when attached to your stand on a beach shoot! 😂
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
It’s such a great product for travel!
@gailware3779 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the information.👍👍👍👍
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure ☺️
@ToonX Жыл бұрын
she is a really nice model , you really had fun shooting her images :) . it is really satisfying when you put hard work and you have a beautiful subject .
@VanessaJoy Жыл бұрын
She’s great!
@1sornram 3 жыл бұрын
I love the model top
@PrimephotoStudio Жыл бұрын
Nice job on the video, very helpful.
@VanessaJoy Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@BSLKB 3 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this vid...thanks. Who makes your leather camera strap?
@stevevohk3497 3 жыл бұрын
Venessa big up you are always on top with your work
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve!
@shawketyalda7009 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful 👍👍👍❤👍👍👍
@digigoliath 3 жыл бұрын
Nice!!!
@deenugent473 3 жыл бұрын
The skylite looks like a stretcher! You never know when you'll need it as a stretcher since it is so bright that it can make your model drowsy 😁.
@abchappell01 Жыл бұрын
Great explanation of reflectors. It was really understandable for me. Also, your models are always phenomenal!
@jamiefraser87 3 жыл бұрын
I recently bought the Lastolite SkyRapid 2x2 scrim. Yes, its a little more complicated to put up and needs a small team to look after it, but it has given me the nicest diffused light I've ever shot. Oh, and somebody needs to make a video about how to put the frame back in the hard case since thats a whole new challenge in itself!
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
Definitely worth the time!
@Nicky411 2 жыл бұрын
Nice video!
@brad_in_yyc 3 жыл бұрын
I love opening those bottle top style reflectors. You always look so professional by flicking your wrist (Not required, obviously, but it looks cooler) and having it spring open. Those that Halo and tri-grip I'm definitely jealous of those....and may end up buying them. Not gonna lie. Thanks for this demo Vanessa. Well done, as usual! Of course, it wouldn't be the same without Julianna!
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them! The halo and tripgrip are definitely staples for me
@brad_in_yyc 3 жыл бұрын
@@VanessaJoy I've got a 42" deflector (like Seth's) and a 24" 5-in-1 and use them all the time. Essential piece of kit, for sure.
@DavidVelezPhotography 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks again Vanessa for a great lesson. Are you planning a walking shoot any time soon?
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
I wish! It's so difficult with COVID rn :-(
@harryhole4427 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this really informative video Vanessa. Learnt a lot. Impressed by the is of the R5. Whats the maximum size prints you could go to from your files please? Keep up the good work. :)
@VanessaJoy Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! I’m not sure about the maximum print size, definitely perfectly fine printing 40 by 60s, which is usually as high as I go in general because of my client demand
@photomixmedia 3 жыл бұрын
Great job videographer, making the videos landscape.
@brad_in_yyc 3 жыл бұрын
Well, it wasn't taken with a cell phone and made for IG and then transferred over to KZfaq to be added to her channel, so yeah, Probably the reason why. Convince IG to accept more than just cell phone uploads and you'll see less portrait style stuff coming off there...
@longliveclassicmusic 3 жыл бұрын
… Um… Okay? 99.8% of videos on KZfaq are landscape, but go off I guess…
@brad_in_yyc 3 жыл бұрын
@@longliveclassicmusic This was taken on IG and then put on KZfaq though... KZfaq is primarily landscape but IG is portrait. Hence the portrait orientation.
@Pezinokrm 3 жыл бұрын
Hello Vanessa good shoot that said, where did you buy the camera sling strap? Cheers! 🥃
@jf4259 3 жыл бұрын
It's difficult to decide who I like more... Vanessa, or the model.... I think Vanessa 😎
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
Aw thx
@FrankP83 3 жыл бұрын
this girl has two gems for eyes...
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
sapphires!
@milliebucks6050 3 жыл бұрын
🔥🔥🔥🔥
@louisburley1597 3 жыл бұрын
Curious on your thoughts on these vs wescott? Reflectors are definitely needed and I usually go solo.
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
Love Westcott too! Personally this is my fav reflector of all time: Glow 5-in-1 42” Reflector: adorama.rfvk.net/kdmgd
@lamontgilliam3627 3 жыл бұрын
Great content. Where did you purchase your camera strap?
@atilarystudio3967 6 ай бұрын
Thank you
@VanessaJoy 6 ай бұрын
You're welcome ☺️
@CoachAnthonyMiller 3 жыл бұрын
+Vanessa Joy, nice video. Thank you.
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
Thx Anthony ☺️
@romiemiller3093 3 жыл бұрын
Getting stuff open is one thing. Figuring out how to fold them again is another! 1
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
Lol true
@jeanlucmolina3270 11 ай бұрын
Hello super belle vidéo comme toujours même la modèle et la photographe c'est bien beau les réflectors mais ici toujours du vent dur dur pour le tenir .
@VanessaJoy 11 ай бұрын
merci :-)
@catchlite5196 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great video. Awesome reflectors. Vanessa: “Don’t use a reflector underneath the model!” Next: Skylight being used upwards to light up from underneath. 😆
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
But her face was pointed down and the light, bc it was so big, was under and over her face. Very different :)
@catchlite5196 3 жыл бұрын
@@VanessaJoy thank you for your feedback. Really enjoy your content.
@philippegelinas3083 3 жыл бұрын
Have you ever try the sigma 135mm f1.8? I'm debating between the sigma and the canon 135 f2!
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
I haven’t :(
@brianeibisch6025 3 жыл бұрын
I think this model is the most beautiful girl in the world!! There is big competition out there but this one is the best.
@Zetaphotography 3 жыл бұрын
Hello, What is the lightstand from Manfroto you are using and is that only good for something light such as a diffusing panel. Recommendations for a flash and modifier
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
Manfrotto lightstand stackable: adorama.rfvk.net/bndvM
@derdan9562 Жыл бұрын
What do you think about cutting a whole in the center of the reflector to shoot through it. And what do you think about the Sunbounce reflectors and scrims?
@VanessaJoy Жыл бұрын
Ha well that’s an option, I believe they make a reflector like that. I can’t say I’ve used the sunbounce brand but if it’s a solid reflector that you can bounce a penny off of that’s a plus 😉
@derdan9562 Жыл бұрын
@@VanessaJoy thanks for the answer. 😁
@UliSeng 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Vanessa, thank you for this super informative tutorial. I have a question for you: when you showed the bottle top you said not to hold it from below. With the skylite it seemed like he was holding it just like that though. What was the difference?
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
Her head/face was tilted down slightly, and the light was reflecting from not just below but also at and above eye level so all of that put together isn’t going to give her Halloween-lighting. :) good question!!
@lydia8426 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the lesson! Sorry for destroying the 111 comment mark, can you tell us where you got that shoulder bag from?
@VanessaJoy 2 жыл бұрын
Kelly Moore :)
@ZoyaKhan-pk4nv 3 жыл бұрын
♥♥♥
@wanneske1969 3 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial as always. I can't take sharp pics with my Canon 135 mm f2 at 1/200th of a second though. :-)
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
The IbIS in the R5 absolutely helps :)
@wanneske1969 3 жыл бұрын
@@VanessaJoy My two Canon 5DIII's don't have in camera stabilisation but I still love them :-)
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
@@wanneske1969 those are great cameras!
@wanneske1969 3 жыл бұрын
@@VanessaJoy I know ! Old, but they still do what I want them to do !
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
@@wanneske1969 that’s all you need 😊
@Jwitherow1964 3 жыл бұрын
We’re did you buy that compact reflector it’s so small and screws right on a light stand hit to have one
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
Link in description :)
@Edwardofavalor 3 жыл бұрын
First ‼️
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
Yayyy
@DrewJohnston86 Жыл бұрын
I am curious, I see a small label with barcode on your equipment, is that for tracking it back to you?
@VanessaJoy Жыл бұрын
To canon ☺️
@he5511 3 жыл бұрын
真的需要很多助手！
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
oh hello there :-)
@he5511 3 жыл бұрын
@@VanessaJoy Hello, I am from China, a Chinese video website has reproduced your video, I think it is very cute, so come here.
@elitemediaconcepts9147 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Vanessa do you recommend the battery grip.
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
I’m a fan especially since I shoot long events :)
@longliveclassicmusic 3 жыл бұрын
A lot depends on camera angle. If you consistently shoot from a lower angle, no grip works better with the hand below the camera. Vanessa, as you can see, shoots consistently from a fairly level or higher angle. I recently took my grip off to get an easier setup at a lower camera angle. This is how you'll see Lindsay Adler shoot 99.9% of the time.
@calvinway3239 21 күн бұрын
Hi Vanessa what is the name of that collapsable reflector
@VanessaJoy 20 күн бұрын
Manfrotto halo
@yuitadokoro6856 2 жыл бұрын
Whoa wait what??? How did you edit like that on Lightroom??! What was that brush tool you used from Ps???? What?????
@VanessaJoy 2 жыл бұрын
Haha yea. You can find them at presets.breatheyourpassion.com
@njrivetelite 3 жыл бұрын
Hory chit.. that triangle is $130? As for traveling.. that halo reflector would be a life saver. Sooo many times while living in fl I could have used a scrim to diffuse the sun. Or a large reflector to use the sun as my keylight to light the entire model.
@josephmutalwa8204 3 жыл бұрын
I want the best of best reflector tell me what to buy please.
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
I like this one: Glow 5-in-1 42” Reflector: adorama.rfvk.net/kdmgd
@back2lay 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Vanessa. You mentioned that the photos shown are straight out of camera, but using a jpeg conversion from RAW. How are you doing that? I only ask because I can never get photos on my computer to look anything like they do on the back of the camera, no matter how much tweaking I do. Even going to the trouble of matching the camera profile across to Lightroom doesn't quite work. Close, but no cigar. 🤔
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
Meaning I shoot raw + jpg and I’m Showing you the jpg.
@cdb88 Жыл бұрын
beautiful portraits! just a tad heavy handed on the skin editing though. She doesnt need it!
@VanessaJoy Жыл бұрын
Lol… but I didn’t edit her skin…
@mvanmatrRe 3 жыл бұрын
I heard the Lastolite travel reflector strings broke after two uses...I know this is the experience of a few...but worth noting. Has this happened to anyone else reading this?
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve had mine for a year or so with no breakage but I’d love to hear if someone has had that problem
@mvanmatrRe 3 жыл бұрын
@@VanessaJoy Ok great! I will definitely give it a shot then.
@carltanner9065 3 жыл бұрын
With Juliana, you don't need a reflector. Her beauty is more than enough to make her shine :D. Then you can use the skylight for what it was intended...blinding airline pilots flying at 40000 feet and lighting up neighborhoods during blackouts :P :P :P
@kennethfeld6639 3 жыл бұрын
How do you get models for these videos? Do you have to pay? Do they barter their time for free headshots/exposure? I have seen the same model in a few of your videos so wasn't sure if she was a friend or what....just curious...
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
I pay for my models. They work hard especially for me since I typically hire a model for a full day and we shoot 10-12 videos in a day. Being a working photographer I can’t shoot only a video a day and have to plan full day shoots to bundle all of the video content I do :)
@kennethfeld6639 3 жыл бұрын
@@VanessaJoy very nice, I guess that is why it seemed like they had the same outfit on in several videos- it didn't "Click" until you just said you shoot several videos in a row....
@Chris-ey7zy 2 жыл бұрын
Great idea shooting a full day. Great for portfolio and having that as end goal
@clemens974 3 жыл бұрын
OMG, model without expressions at all!!!!
@tedming3515 3 жыл бұрын
Charles, which flavor did Vanessa buy for you on that location? And with which topping? I bet she is saving up some on Julianne though. Saying something like "Oh, darling, you're sweet enough without any ice cream". Just to lull her sense of justice, I mean.
@fatihyasinsonduren 2 жыл бұрын
do you use flash
@VanessaJoy 2 жыл бұрын
Like my life depends on it
@fatihyasinsonduren 2 жыл бұрын
@@VanessaJoy i need soft light outdoor i am alone i havent asistant what do you recomend for me
@RahmatAraria 2 жыл бұрын
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@woodenshoe788 3 жыл бұрын
What did you say?
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
??
@ronspeer 3 жыл бұрын
Where's that famous Brooklyn Reflector? Oh that's right, Lastolite doesn't make that reflector. 😏
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
that's a special one ;-)
@emu256 3 жыл бұрын
All videos should feature Vanessa in shorts or leggings. It's a testament to her dedication to her photography and her body.
@p4inmaker 3 жыл бұрын
"That's not an attractive light pattern." Ha-ha
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
lol - that's me being nice ;-)
@teleking58 3 жыл бұрын
or swat a wasp....
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
hehe
@kenlor71 3 жыл бұрын
I have zero interest in ASSEMBLING anything. Screw that. There are sooooo many better, more convenient tools out for reflecting or diffusing. Lastolite is just behind the times in this respect.
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
well don't leave us hanging, do share which tools perform the same and require zero assembly.
@500ml_in_6minutes 3 жыл бұрын
All those coin bouncing references are really motivating me to do some squats.
@louisburley1597 3 жыл бұрын
Same
@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha
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