Photographic soft cloth

If you want to make the softest lighting with a good sense of package, the famous photographer Shane Hurlbut's "Page Lighting Skills" can help you control the lighting quality to the greatest extent without using the most expensive lighting equipment.

The so-called "page light" means that the light source is reflected by the light-emitting board and then further softened by the soft light cloth. The equipment needed for "page lighting" is light source, reflector and soft cloth. The angle between the light and the reflector is 45 degrees, and finally a soft light cloth is added. Their combination is like an open book, so it is named "Page Light".

You can increase the distance between the light source and the soft cloth to make the light softer. In the above example, the reflector becomes a light source instead of a lamp. The farther you adjust the position of the reflector, the softer the light you finally get. As can be seen from the video below, when the distance between the reflector and the soft cloth becomes larger, the shadow on your hand becomes softer and softer.

You can choose different reflectors and soft fabrics to create different types of light quality. If you have a double-layer soft light box and reflective umbrella, you can use it to replace the light source and reflective plate, and you can also get the same soft light and have a good sense of wrapping. See the figure below for specific arrangements.

Lighting is an art. The course "Video Shooting of Still Life Food: Low-cost Shooting High-value Blocks" jointly launched by New Studio College and Vertical Product R&D Firm explains the related skills of still life shooting with 12 cases, including food, beauty cosmetics, jewelry, etc. Through practical demonstration, you can learn photography, lighting, props, shooting skills and so on.

The course will talk about many shooting techniques of still life and food that make you unexpected, such as:

Food explodes and flies to make your food more energetic. Use electronic products to make the picture show a sense of science and technology, use simple steel balls and broken glass to create beautiful light spots, use glass to reflect rich picture background and prospect, use hot air gun to shoot the cooking process of food, use various shapes of light to bring creative pictures, and use display projector to create colorful pictures.