Background reflectors or softboxes? White background

[m18nye]

Hi!!

I would usually light my white background using background reflectors on my studios heads, however im looking for peoples opinions n what they thinks best to use. Ive hired out 4 studios before 2 used softboxes, 1 used barn doors and the other background reflectors.

So what do you thinks best?

Thanks

 

[Garry Edwards]

Softboxes, white reflective umbellas or background reflectors - they all do the job perfectly well.

Background reflectors are ideal if you don't have a lot of space.

Softboxes or umbrellas may be a better choice if you have the space for them because they are useful for other things too. Personally I prefer any of those options to barn doors.

This video may be helpful, this is part one of two

 

[m18nye]

Softboxes, white reflective umbellas or background reflectors - they all do the job perfectly well.

Background reflectors are ideal if you don't have a lot of space.

Softboxes or umbrellas may be a better choice if you have the space for them because they are useful for other things too. Personally I prefer any of those options to barn doors.

This video may be helpful, this is part one of two

well i have softboxes, shoot through umbrellas and background reflectors so i think ill give the softboxes ago next time and see how i get on.

 

[Hodders]

The best solution is one that give uniform illumination of the background with minimum spill onto the subject.

A good test is to shoot the subject with no lights on the subject at all. In an ideal world you will get a perfect silhouette with zero edge damage. You will only get this if you *just* blow the highlights and you can only do this with perfectly even illumination. Otherwise you have to light to the dimmest part of the BG and that will mean that bits of it are more over exposed than necessary.

Let us know how you get on !