Check out this great article on Emily Soto’s blog from Creative Live’s Modern Women’s Portraiture course in Las Vegas.

The new Rayo reflector and Fionna Quinn:
»I wanted this beauty shoot to have a darker but dramatic feeling and I wanted a direct contrasty, quite hard light source. The shadows would deep and crisp and there would be little spill onto the background.«

Fionna has added a diffused layer to the front of reflector to slightly soften the overall look without distorting the true effect of the reflector. The Rayo was designed not to use our standard diffusion material as it would compromise the directional quality we were after. Using different fabrics as well as the slightest amount of diffusion can make the light just right. Sometimes the slightest amount of the right material will be all it needs. We have found these products by Lee to be very useful.

Here is a nice departure by Fiona Quinn. Spring…which has eluded us for the last several months. Shot in studio with the Setti – white interior, with and without the diffuser to vary the contrast, brightness and directionality.