Snooting with speedlight

[Geaux]

Sabrina, just noticed your second question. Where to put the lights? How are we supposed to know that lol, we don't know where the shoot is, how much space you have, etc. For my 'pinup' style shoot, I had my beauty dish about 4-5 foot away from the model camera left and above.

 

[gsgary]

Snooted lights are mostly used for hair lights

 

[Kbarredo]

You could also use it to make a round halo like light on the backdrop.

 

[SabrinaO]

This is kind of what I want to do. Was this done in post?Welcome to Flickr!

 

[Kbarredo]

This is kind of what I want to do. Was this done in post?Welcome to Flickr!

no I don't think it was. It looks like a snooted flash aimed at the backdrop. There is a youtube vid on that I'll reference it when I find it

 

[gsgary]

Looks more like a 7" reflector with a honeycomb

 

[Dao]

Use straws and black card and you will have a honeycomb snoot, but you won't listen to me

I saw that one too and if I remembered correctly, different length of the straws yield different results.

 

[gsgary]

Use straws and black card and you will have a honeycomb snoot, but you won't listen to me

I saw that one too and if I remembered correctly, different length of the straws yield different results.

The shorter they are the more spread but you can almost shoot at the light with no flare

 

[kundalini]

Honeycomb Airflow Straightener

HoneyGrids

Speed Grid

 

[joealcantar]

I made up this grid with a Novatron Snoot Grid that I found at a camera show N4001A1 Novatron Honeycomb Grid for the Snoot. , put some rubber padding on the inside of the metal so it would not scratch the flash and it holds fine for the most part. The lower two images show you the difference in spread with same power output. Just food for thought in case you see one in the clearance box etc. at your local camera stores etc.
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Shoot well, Joe
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This folks make a decent grid that you can fine tune to your liking: http://www.expoimaging.com/product-overview.php?cat_id=13&keywords=_Rogue_FlashBenders