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Is there anything I can put onto my speedlite to help stop hot spots when using it with my strip softbox

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hot-spot by k4stn, on Flickr
 
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k4stn said:
Hi All

Is there anything I can put onto my speedlite to help stop hot spots when using it with my strip softbox

See picture attached

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Not really. You could maybe turn it down a bit, but it's simply a reflection off shiny skin.

Careful dab of matt make-up is standard practice, even for blokes when necessary.
 
Shiny things reflect. A bigger light will only produce a bigger reflection.

Make up I'm afraid... or retouching. Make up is easier and faster though. Whatever light is causing it does seem quite high though.. is that necessary? (high as in physically high.. not high power).
 
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Thanks for your input guys

HoppyUK said:
Not really. You could maybe turn it down a bit, but it's simply a reflection off shiny skin.

Careful dab of matt make-up is standard practice, even for blokes when necessary.
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gary996 said:
Or put a hat on him:)
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It a self I was just messing about
beyond the blue said:
Or a peruke :exit:
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I could grow my hair but the shiny bit will still be there
Pookeyhead said:
Shiny things reflect. A bigger light will only produce a bigger reflection.

Make up I'm afraid... or retouching. Make up is easier and faster though. Whatever light is causing it does seem quite high though.. is that necessary? (high as in physically high.. not high power).
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The softbox is a 120x40mm
 
Mank said:
Just feather it rather than directing it. :)
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I will try it next time Rob thanks

Loving the photos Rob you have come on a long way keep up the good work pal
 
http://www.urbandecay.com/de-slick-mattifying-powder/173,default,pd.html

This is not a joke.....

But if you think about it logically you have many solutions. There's too much light in one area of the picture. Decrease it.

You could do this by

1. Changing aperture
2. Turning down the light
3. Moving it further away
4. Feathering so part of it was further away
5. Diffusing the light
6. Diffusing part of the light
7. INCREASING the light elsewhere by the opposite of most of the above and adjusting settings accordingly

Remember that the further the light is away the less contrast you'll get. From the excessive hotspot here (one largish very hot area with immediate surroundings in range) I'd guess it was pretty close.
 
Mank said:
Just feather it rather than directing it. :)
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Won;t really do much that. Light has to hit the head to light the head. If the head is shiny, it will reflect light. Simple as that. repositioning the light may help, but then you may be compromising your lighting to just to remove a reflection.


Seriously... make up. Quick, easy, cheap.
 
Pookeyhead said:
Won;t really do much that. Light has to hit the head to light the head. If the head is shiny, it will reflect light. Simple as that. repositioning the light may help, but then you may be compromising your lighting to just to remove a reflection.


Seriously... make up. Quick, easy, cheap.
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Really strange one that then. Especially now I feather all my light, get much better light quality and next to no hot spots any more. :shrug:
 
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