Using color gels on flash at sunset
Ron Ginsberg
Many years ago when I was involved with amateur theater stage lighting,
"Bastard Amber" gels were commonly used for highlighting warm areas.
Should warm up a strobe nicely.
>
> In the Roscoe line of gels, one commonly used for the purpose you
> suggested is called (believe it or not) "Amber bastard".
>
> Tom
> Washington, DC
Ron Ginsberg
colored reflectors and a diffuser to place over the bouncer. This kit
would apply to several types of photography.
Todd Council wrote:
>
> On a recent trip to Destin, Florida I shot a couple of "sunset" rolls and
> used a fill flash to brighten up my foreground subjects. Sunsets there were
> amazing since the sun was setting just over the water looking down the
> shoreline (the beaches run basically east-west) Everything you need for
> those eye candy photos were there, great colors, a few clouds, reflections
> in the wet sand. When I got back the slides, the subjects in the foreground
> were just a little too blue from the flash. I know that next time I should
> use a colored gel on the flash to warm up the fill light.
>
> So, what do I get? I went to one local shop that recommended that I buy a 3
> inch 81B gel filter like a Cokin. Another shop recommended the Lumiquest FX
> softbox with colored gels, but they seem REALLY dark (they come with a blue,
> green, orange, yellow, and red gels). I guess that there are also gels that
> are used on studio lights. I would appreciate any suggestions/opinions.
>
> Todd
Jim
Ron Ginsberg <gins...@minn.net> wrote in message
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> A general kit that might help is the Lumiquest Pro-Max which comes with
> colored reflectors and a diffuser to place over the bouncer. This kit
> would apply to several types of photography.
Rarely do dittos; however, gotta ditto Ron here:) I love this thingy,
hardly fire off the ole flash without some part of this kit attached,
usually all of it - my son still calls my rig "the alien claw!" He has come
to realize that you are either "big," when the flash is in use, or 'small.'
If you are 'small,' you will be constantly dealing with ole man red-eye, hot
spots, bambi-in-the-headlights looks, and generally poor snapshot flash
pics.......
Shoot'em up, big or small, Agfa, Fuji, Kodak and all the rest will love you
for it!!
Jim