The humble umbrella is one of the cheapest light modifiers you can buy and comes in an almost endless range of sizes and shapes. But for all of their variety they can essentially be sorted into two basic types; reflective umbrellas and shoot-through umbrellas. In this tutorial, photographer Gavin Hoey takes two identically designed umbrellas, one reflective and one shoot-through, and shows you how they differ in their light shaping properties. The results might surprise you! Gavin then goes on to show his go-to one flash lighting set-up using a shoot-through umbrella to take some head and shoulder portraits. Then he moves on to the silver, reflective umbrella and sets up a wider scene lit with mood and dramatic lighting in mind. Timestamps and Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:52 Light patterns of reflective and shoot through umbrella 2:51 Comparison of umbrellas on a headshot 4:50 Head and shoulders portraits with an umbrella 6:03 How far should a flash be from an umbrella? 7:02 Comparison of umbrellas on a wide scene 8:48 Full-length portraits using umbrellas 10:35 Summary and Subscribe SUBSCRIBE AND BE PART OF THE ADORAMA FAMILY: ➥ __________________________________ Be the first to shop our great deals and sales by signing up for emails from Adorama! __________________________________ ✘ PRODUCTS USED: Glow 40" Translucent Umbrella Glow 40" Silver Umbrella Flashpoint XPLOR 300 Pro Flashpoint eVOLV 200 Pro Flashpoint Streaklight Umbrella Reflector Kit Flashpoint R2 Pro Transmitter Flashpoint 10’ C-Stand and Grip Arm Glow S2 Round Flash S-type Bowens Mount Bracket Olympus E-M1 Mark III Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro Tether Tools Pro 16' USB 2.0 Active Extension Cable Tether Tools AeroTab Sekonic L-308 Flash Meter Sekonic L-308 Red Cover #lightmodifier #lightingtutorial #adorama __________________________________ ❐ LET'S GET SOCIAL ❏ ➥ Facebook ➥ Instagram ➥ Twitter ➥ Twitch ➥ Adorama Music ❐ MORE ADORAMA ❏ ➥ Shop ➥ Blog ➥ Live Events ➥ Create No Matter What ➥ Podcast # __________________________________ Follow Gavin on Model and MUA Sophie Daly __________________________________ THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING!