Lastolite Hilite Background

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Hi everybody

I am new :-)

I will be treating myself soon to a Lastolite Hilite Background and was just wondering if anybody else uses them and what they thought of it?

Also I currently have no lights at all and am a little lost actually as to which lights would be best to back light this and also what light I should use to light my subject. I take photos of babies/children and family shoots and am looking to get that lovely white background affect.

Thanks very much
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Excellent system,

we use 2 Elinchrom BX500ri's to illuminate the hilite & one more BX500ri & medium 135 Octa for main light,

Excellent results but a + one stop for rear is fine despite others over lighting by two stop's

also from experience the subject is better placed at least 3 feet away from the hilite to avoid excessive wraparound effect...

Alan
 
There is one of them on my shopping list.

I was planning on using 2 x 180w lights on mine leaving me with a three 300w lights for everything else.
 
If you do a search on here there is lots of examples of it being used & the pros & cons.

On the plus side
- the background is a perfect white without a crease on it
- it's great for limited space because (in my experience) the subject can stand pretty close to it than compared to lighting a material / paper backdrop.

On the other hand
- the floor comes out grey (as it isn't backlit) so needs some type of lighting on it
- it's harder for large groups as it is smaller (fine for a family of 4/5 just when you start getting grandparents & cousins in).

I am using it with a Bowens 500w set, I have two lights in the backdrop, one to the side for the floor (bounced off the wall) and a key light in a large softbox.
 
I use the HiLite and it's fantastic. Easy set up, folds away nicely, pretty much always a decent perfect white no crease :)

The vinyl train you can buy with it is pretty pants. Even if you light it properly you just cant get a smooth edge with the crease where it attaches.
 
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