beast mode

[leeroix]

a slightly different approach on a shot i did a while back. this time i used a DIY gridded snoot.

beast mode by keips66, on Flickr
thoughts?

 

[binga63]

hehe I like it..would have named it...Do you feel lucky punk......

 

[Bend The Light]

a slightly different approach on a shot i did a while back. this time i used a DIY gridded snoot.

beast mode by keips66, on Flickr
thoughts?

Great shot. Full of menace!

Any details on the DIY gridded Snoot? I need to grid a couple of lights but they're old and fittings are hard to come by...wondered how you'd done yours?

hehe I like it..would have named it...Do you feel lucky punk......

Definitely a "Harry Callaghan" look that one!

 

[Mully]

Did you take my bone? Hugh

 

[leeroix]

yep, i have some info on the snoot. lemme take a pic and post up some details tonight

 

[leeroix]

so here is the DIY snoot i was talkin about.

snoot2 by keips66, on Flickr
this is the back, or the side that slips onto the sb700.

snoot by keips66, on Flickr
this is the business end...
basically, i made this out of 1/4" black coroplast and matte black vinyl. works like a charm. you can vary the size of the spotlight by changing the length of the gridded part in the middle.
sorry it took so long to get it up...

 

[flow]

The point is just to direct the light a little more, keep it only on part of the field instead of spreading all over?

 

[Bend The Light]

The point is just to direct the light a little more, keep it only on part of the field instead of spreading all over?

Yes, exactly that.

I need to do it for my studio lights, so on a bigger scale, but I may have a go.

 

[nycphotography]

Love it. I love dark frames, and that's a great one.

 

[shefjr]

I really like this. It reminds me of a movie where there is a monster that comes out of the shadows. Nicely done.

 

[nycphotography]

The point is just to direct the light a little more, keep it only on part of the field instead of spreading all over?

The point is twofold... first, it's to reduce the size of the beam... you can do that with a snoot.

The grid also makes the light very directional.

Imagine the setting sun casting a shadow. Distant light source, hard edged shadow.

Using a snoot to reproduce this, the light will be a spot light, but it will still spread and give slightly softer edged shadows.

Using a grid to reproduce this reduces the cross bounce in the light beam making it very directional. That sharpens the edges of the shadow. And it ALSO reduces the scatter of reflected light.

What he has made is a combination of both a snoot and a grid. Very useful.

Making the tube longer will make the snoot beam narrower. Making it shorter will make the beam wider.

 

[leeroix]

^ yep, thanks guys. also you can use this to project on a wall behind a person to create some separation between your model and the background or give some rim light (when using in conjunction with other lighting setups). pretty handy little thing...

 

[jaguaraz]

That is a great pic! Not only the lighting but the composition. Well done.