GENERAL: Effect of Surface Material on Parabolic Reflectors

GENERAL: Effect of Surface Material on Parabolic Reflectors#344523

By jfrancis - Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:24 am

- Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:24 am #344523

Parabolic Reflectors with Various Surface Treatments in Photography

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi2M6x1uawY

Re: GENERAL: Effect of Surface Material on Parabolic Reflect#344525

By Polyxo - Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:55 am

- Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:55 am #344525

Many thanks for sharing all these experiments jfrancis!

Re: GENERAL: Effect of Surface Material on Parabolic Reflect#344530

By jfrancis - Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:32 am

- Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:32 am #344530

Thank you

I was inspired by this Katy Perry photo shoot.

I saw the parabolic reflector with the soft silver interior casting a soft shadow (instead of a sharp shadow from parallel rays) and I wondered about the light modifier.

video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNi2vNWNUTA

Re: GENERAL: Effect of Surface Material on Parabolic Reflect#344531

By Polyxo - Wed Jul 06, 2011 12:09 pm

- Wed Jul 06, 2011 12:09 pm #344531

I also watched some of your Photoshop-Tutorials in the meantime. I like their analytic style (especially when you were
explaining Blendmodes - that's quite unique.
Many other Tutorials only share proven workflows without giving the user a broader background.