Essential Lighting Modifiers for Product Photography

From grids and snoots to softboxes and reflectors, there’s a wide range of modifiers you could use for product photography lighting.

Knowing which modifier to use and when depends entirely on the product you’re shooting and the lighting effect you’re trying to create, so it’s important to understand what different modifiers do.

In this class Karl provides an overview of some of the most commonly used modifiers and accessories for shooting products to help you understand how they work and what effect they create. These include softboxes, reflectors, honeycomb grids, snoots, scrims, and even light cones.

Comments

  1. Hello, Karl Taylor.
    Great videos. Sorry, I have one question, what word did you use on this video at 05:24 minutes? How did you call this kind of light? Thank you.

  2. jacktranterphotography

    hi karl,
    I notice your honey comb grids have damage/bent and missing bits would this impact the final picture much?

    1. Hi Jack, yes a little and it reminds me I should replace some of them. I also have ones that are still in full working order!

        1. Hi, Lee 400 Lux is tougher and lasts longer, it’s probably slightly better diffusion but not that anyone would notice, the material feels more plastic rather than paper and is thicker.

          1. Thank you Karl, as you know there are two sizes of Lee 400 Lux (7.62m x 1.52m / 25′ x 60″) and (7.62m x 1.22m / 25′ x 48″) I watched other videos too, you mentioned that you advised 1.52m, but is there a big difference (effect) if I use 1.22m ?

          2. Hi Zee, the material is the same the obvious difference is the size of the scrim you can make and the bigger the better but if you are limited for space then you will have to consider what you can work with.

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