How to USE a Reflector: Quick Tip Up on the ROOF

I take to the ROOF of the Loft to demonstrate how to use a 5 way reflector effectively.

There are times where you have to get a shot no matter the time of day and the lighting conditions. In this situation we did not have access to a flash. Instead we had to use a 5 way reflector to, diffuses light, bounce light and reflect light into our subject.

It is really simple to bounce light back into your subject to act as a fill when needed. Its also easy to use the 5 way as a diffuser to cut down on the amount of light that may be hitting your subject.

Ideally if you have an assistant to hold the reflector for you you will be better off. If you dont have one just ask the model to hold it and see how that works.

This has been a QUICK TIP from the ROOF.

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[DavidWietstruk]

This is the kind of content the community wants to see more of, Jared. Please keep making these kinds of videos - back to the roots! ;)

[renlish]

This is good for Jared's fans who maybe have never had any experience with reflectors. Not everyone has a wealth of experience before they pick up a camera and start dealing with these types of issues. As he said, it's a QUICK TIP.

[CahlosHTX]

see jared this is why i love you always giving the little guys a quick helpful tip thank you sir and you need to have a boot camp in houston tx

[_Ryan_]

lol...according to Joe's newly released vid, you're using the reflector wrong.

[SrabbelOnYouTube]

I did the same thing and I'm very grateful that I'm not alone with this type of hobby... but dont worry Jared, we'll never tell anyone ;)

[mathemeise]

Way more entertaining than I expected it to be. Thanks for showcase :)

[DentargPL]

First time he's wrong. Lighting his subject bottom up. Got ya!

[lilli-.-]

Thank you!! This was straight to the point and i appreciate that greatly.

[stacgre]

glad to see you're back in the driver seat of the 5 minute "how to" videos!

[Arshandays]

should I get a reflector or a Speedlite first

[FictualKyle]

You could also use it as a frisbee so 6in1?

[TomMuseeuwfotofolio]

Tip 1: invest a good reflector and not a "pringles" chips 5-way one ...
How can you EVER reflect the light in a decent way with a reflector like that?
Light "bounces" off at the same angle as incidence ... Pretty hard to create a good lighting pattern with a 5-way IMHO. You only create hot-spots that way ...
Your video Jared, with all respect (and yes I'm a fan), states that a 5-way reflector like yours is the best anti-conception into learning reflection to photographers :(

[eupraxis]

Did a nature shoot at around 1 pm. Photos had a great morning warm light, and directional from a 'horizon'. How do? Shade from tree overhead; gold reflector from side. Instant "good light". Nice pictures.

[davidsharp]

Is it better to bounce light upward on your subject or more perpendicular? I've just started playing with reflectors to fill faces when the subject is back lit by the sun to get rid of "squinty eye" but now that darn reflector is blinding them so how to you properly deal with that? This video seems better titled "What a reflector is for" then how to actually use it so any additional info would be cool. Thanks for sharing!

[Addman]

Hey brother did you ever set up like the Spyder screen colour calibration thing?

[zimrah]

Great video. I just got mine today. I can see a huge difference when i used it.

[Stainless]

I have a reflector myself and i have experienced that it tends to blind my subjects if i direct this 2pm light in their face. how can you avoid that? If they are twinching their eyes, it isn't a very good image ^^

[eNikoltsios]

you should make more videos like this. This is what you do best!

[marvynhendrata]

Fro, could you demonstrate which reflectors are best to use with in different kind of situations. for example, you use gold when you are shooting what, etc.

thanks

[potatomasher]

so does this mean if you are using a flash outside then you do the same thing....put the flash on the ground and point it up towards the subject?