How to USE a Reflector: Quick Tip Up on the ROOF

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I take to the ROOF of the Loft to demonstrate how to use a 5 way reflector effectively.
There are times where you have to get a shot no matter the time of day and the lighting conditions. In this situation we did not have access to a flash. Instead we had to use a 5 way reflector to, diffuses light, bounce light and reflect light into our subject.
It is really simple to bounce light back into your subject to act as a fill when needed. Its also easy to use the 5 way as a diffuser to cut down on the amount of light that may be hitting your subject.
Ideally if you have an assistant to hold the reflector for you you will be better off. If you dont have one just ask the model to hold it and see how that works.
This has been a QUICK TIP from the ROOF.
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[@00_Ryan_00]

lol...according to Joe's newly released vid, you're using the reflector wrong.

[@DavidWietstruk]

This is the kind of content the community wants to see more of, Jared. Please keep making these kinds of videos - back to the roots! ;)

[@DentargPL]

First time he's wrong. Lighting his subject bottom up. Got ya!

[@Leukick]

A "fill" light source has to come from the opposite end of the key light a.k.a. from the bottom

[@DentargPL]

@@Leukick In that configuration this is main source of light on the subject, so I would rather call it key light. If sun was shining from the side or the front, then it could be called fill. Just compare lightinig subject from bottom and above in such scenarion (back light by sun) and see which looks natural and which not. It's not my idea, there are planty YT videos on that topic. I've already made that mistake, and it was not pleasing for my subject.

[@The_Voluptuary]

If he was still standing.

[@renlish]

This is good for Jared's fans who maybe have never had any experience with reflectors. Not everyone has a wealth of experience before they pick up a camera and start dealing with these types of issues. As he said, it's a QUICK TIP.

[@TomMuseeuwfotofolio]

Tip 1: invest a good reflector and not a "pringles" chips 5-way one ... How can you EVER reflect the light in a decent way with a reflector like that? Light "bounces" off at the same angle as incidence ... Pretty hard to create a good lighting pattern with a 5-way IMHO. You only create hot-spots that way ... Your video Jared, with all respect (and yes I'm a fan), states that a 5-way reflector like yours is the best anti-conception into learning reflection to photographers :(

[@lilli-.-]

Thank you!! This was straight to the point and i appreciate that greatly.

[@SrabbelOnYouTube]

I did the same thing and I'm very grateful that I'm not alone with this type of hobby... but dont worry Jared, we'll never tell anyone ;)

[@stacgre]

glad to see you're back in the driver seat of the 5 minute "how to" videos!

[@TheCONtwo]

see jared this is why i love you always giving the little guys a quick helpful tip thank you sir and you need to have a boot camp in houston tx

[@mathemeise]

Way more entertaining than I expected it to be. Thanks for showcase :)

[@renlish]

Try moving the reflector to the side or slightly lower/higher so that it's not sending light directly into their eyes - catchlights in the eyes can be caught from a range of angles and you don't have to have the reflector pointed directly at a face for it to be effective. I've never had that problem of reflectors blinding people.

[@polariser101]

'dance with a reflector" xD good thing you included a footage of that.

[@froknowsphoto]

There are no presets I use to allow you to click a button just to get the results of my style. Its not that easy, each image needs to be tweaked independently.

[@wollkoff]

Jared using reflector this way will give you unnatural shadows on face persons who you shooting. Better idea will be to reflect sun light top down

[@potatomasher100]

so does this mean if you are using a flash outside then you do the same thing....put the flash on the ground and point it up towards the subject?

[@puupipo]

Depends on what you like to shoot. If you do a lot of shoots outside during the day you'll get much more out of a reflector than a speedlight, but if you shoot inside or outside at night a reflector is pretty much useless. Keep in mind though, that if you buy a speedlight you'll probably end up buying light modifiers, stands, radio triggers etc. as well but if you buy a reflector and have patience to wait for the right lighting/weather conditions you can get great light with just the reflector.

[@eNikoltsios]

you should make more videos like this. This is what you do best!

[@Stainless404]

I have a reflector myself and i have experienced that it tends to blind my subjects if i direct this 2pm light in their face. how can you avoid that? If they are twinching their eyes, it isn't a very good image ^^

[@LuigiVN]

Jared I think this video is more an excuse to have you dancing rather than a quick tip. It is informative, yes but I feel it's more about you spinning around with the reflector. Also, People, Stephen does a lot of work behind the camera, don't tell him to get his ass off! He's awesome!

[@padlockd]

I should definitely use the diffuser more; it looked really nice!

[@CarlosSanchez-mw9cx]

Nice video Jared. I have used the 5 in 1 since I started to work on my own, yes it is cheap and solve many problems. Keep up the good teaching.!!!!!!!!!!! Crazy Cuban gone digital.

[@freddyronny]

Light comes naturally from above, the sun. It looks more natural if you place the reflector high up, the same way you would with a strobe.

[@7983crystalballer]

@ Andrew Reece: Use the gold during the 'golden hour' light and the silver when you are in very silver or cool light. Basically, this is so you can match your reflected light to the temperature of the ambient light. I personally only use reflectors and not flash. It's cheaper and provides way more impact than flash. Will not work in studio as well, there u may need flash.

[@trinityproj3ct]

If you don't have a wireless flash system, you can also use it to bounce on camera flash to the subject from an angle.

[@Rikiboii]

Holy shizzz...yesterday I was thinking about how to use a reflector and when I got on youtube today...bam there is a video made that I already subscribe to...hahaha nice

[@Opeth12341]

hahahaha I loved the ballet at the end! I actually had to rewind it and watch it again lol

[@zimrah4837]

Great video. I just got mine today. I can see a huge difference when i used it.

[@jojo77727]

Very good video

[@KIMMIEnFLORIDA]

Hey great timing I bought a piece of white board to see if I could reflect light...does help. Btw I since it's summer I think the mannequin should be sportin' a speedo....just a thought! lol

[@NOKOT51]

Your love for photo is awesome

[@ismaelrivera809]

Dude, you are sick funny and knowledgeable...... lol. I met you at the Photo show this past month in NYC....... Tnks for the 411

[@TubbysWorld4413]

Ha ha ha... Jared looks like a superhero trying to save the world.

[@eupraxis1]

Did a nature shoot at around 1 pm. Photos had a great morning warm light, and directional from a 'horizon'. How do? Shade from tree overhead; gold reflector from side. Instant "good light". Nice pictures.

[@jibclimmer]

I lolled. Jarred, you entertained me greatly.

[@MeredithEveritt]

This video made me laugh AND learn! Whoa. Seriously sir, thanks for sharing all this!

[@Digmen1]

The budget for this video must have been huge

[@davidsharp75]

Is it better to bounce light upward on your subject or more perpendicular? I've just started playing with reflectors to fill faces when the subject is back lit by the sun to get rid of "squinty eye" but now that darn reflector is blinding them so how to you properly deal with that? This video seems better titled "What a reflector is for" then how to actually use it so any additional info would be cool. Thanks for sharing!

[@Francescaragucci]

Awesome review! Reflectors help outside & inside.

[@Parrotloverx10]

Awesome video!! Am so going to get a reflector soon. Very helpful video, your videos rock! Love watching them and learning from you! :)

[@SANKOFABONOTV]

Thanks

[@elizabethacosta]

Just ordered this for $17! Thought it would be more haha. Can't wait to use it!! :)

[@jameswileydumas]

Jared, thank you for all the great tips. When can we expect to see your full photo shoot of the mannequin?

[@tuquanvinh]

Agree, this is short and condensed

[@thisisfrankie]

By far you funniest video!

[@Arshandays]

should I get a reflector or a Speedlite first

[@Yahos_Design]

Good vibes ✊✊

[@Addman03]

Hey brother did you ever set up like the Spyder screen colour calibration thing?

[@FictualKyle]

You could also use it as a frisbee so 6in1?

[@puupipo]

You can also use the black side to absorb light. This can be very useful if you are shooting in a room with a lot of white surfaces and you don't want the light spill from a flash to bounce from a nearby wall and fill in the shadows. Reflectors can also work as backgrounds for headshots (black or white sides), not perfect but better than nothing.

[@HerrDenzel]

Jared, please don't feel offended, but there has already been a ton of better videos on KZbin about using reflectors before this one. I usually like what you do, but I'm sorry to say that this is not your best achievement.

[@porschepanamera92]

You're a god!

[@y35n00b5]

One that size is about 20 bucks. Little more little less, still a small investment for a huge gain in pictures.

[@spektrum33]

Yes jared is no1 for photography know how ...he's a star .

[@PriscilaUeno]

you're the funniest guy on youtube :)

[@frkm0005]

I just picked up a pair of Westcott 40" 5 in 1 reflector's for $50, total, from B&H. Sweet price!

[@DJaysParadise]

Very nice setting!

[@RandaalPhoto]

It's a pitty that you didn't show the usage of the black side of a reflector because I found out nobody knows what is it good for. I know it's almost not usable on the direct sunlight but still..

[@JacobdelaRosa]

Black side is used to "flag" light, as in, to kill it off completely. Rather handy if you are trying to control light spill or put your subject in total shadow.

[@CesarHDR]

Amazing view from your roof...

[@bizlur]

I'm not a creep, I just like a challenge trying to find places on Google Earth. I found your roof based on the perspective of things in the background of the video. :)

Wrong-way to use a reflector! Do you put a flash under someone's face no we out it over.

[@moonbabe2001]

Anyone have a link where I can get one?

[@andrewrobertson6435]

Thats a really odd but interesting talent you have there...

[@HarshithJV]

I have faced this kinda situation where I am thinking (or found out) about something and Bam somebody is talking or do something about that on the same day or the next. The only explanation for such phenomena I found was from documentary style 2006 movie "The Secret" which was also followed by the book "The Secret by Rhondha Bryne" with multiple series following it.

[@renlish]

You've not heard of fill light, have you? That's ok, a lot of people haven't.

[@AZMReece]

Any suggestions on when to use the gold vs the silver?

[@DJVARAO]

gold almost never... too yellow

[@marvynhendrata]

Fro, could you demonstrate which reflectors are best to use with in different kind of situations. for example, you use gold when you are shooting what, etc. thanks

[@hardaker44]

What car do you drive Jared?

[@UdoKrekt]

LEVELS!! :-) lol , nice and to the point Jared, keep it up!

[@Sovannvong1881]

Hi Jared, How to set up the camera for shooting when we use that reflection?

[@PieroVera]

Is it me or the reflector causes some kind of interference with the mic? :/

[@arielr3200]

If Jared gets assassinated we now have a prime suspect..

[@Starsonedge]

Generally if you have to tell people you're not a creep, you're a creep. lol

[@SinisterAnimationS]

the thumbnail looked like you are about to last that doll with a spirit bomb

[@NonfictionFilmmaker]

I would really like to know what city you shot this in. I know I am sorry no question about reflectors.

[@elijah8830]

Philadelphia

[@puupipo]

No general rules for this unfortunately, you'll just have to experiment with it yourself. Just remember to use the white side instead of gold or silver because the light is relatively softer reflecting from a white surface and so it should cause less squinting. Experiment with the angles and distances and make the subject look more away from the reflector and you should find a setup that works. Small changes can make a huge difference.

[@DarshanSubbaMiraks]

Are you related to Chuck Norris ?

[@LuisArcadioDeJesus]

Is that about 56 centimeters? Would I need something larger if I were to work with a couple?

[@ArjanTigchelaar]

I would say the one he's holding is closer to a 100 cm. For a full body shot of 2 people I think you need even bigger.

[@LuisArcadioDeJesus]

Arjan Tigchelaar Thanks for taking the time to furnish your input.

[@freddyronny]

That is not true. If the sun is behind the reflector, yes then it will act as a diffuser and create shade. However, when the sun is in front of the reflector, it will reflect light in a natural way.

[@patriciogonzalez5464]

I don't trust in a clown who has his video overexposed...

[@MrJVisionz]

use the white side and not the silver or gold.. that seem to work

[@codybb]

That near white roof acts as a nice reflector as well...lol

[@Victorkapz]

nice video, you make this easy to understand even for an idiot like me

[@chabco2305]

Great tips!! Been meaning to buy one of these. I'm assuming the one you have, Jared, is the 42 inch right? Pretty cheap on Amazon right now..

[@TheHornet79]

Whats the song playing at the end? Sounds pretty!

[@RollioPolleaous]

Opening like that is like opening with "I'm not a racist but"

[@puupipo]

But reflector doesn't work the same way as a strobe. A strobe produces light while a reflector reflects light, so if you place the reflector high up all it is going to do is act as a shade.

[@LeNico]

Why the dislike? We need to change that ;)

[@HURPSYYEMRAY1]

Thank you

[@raptor2285]

No comments and yet it already has 2 dislikes...

[@SakariNy]

nice tip, how about doing video of how to defeat crazy wind :D

[@martinsmith6049]

What's with the shouting and excitability? Is it school playtime?

[@Rielestkid]

It's about 25$. I own that same reflector

[@copperfront]

That's called wind

[@gabrielgam981]

Dude i like your shirt haha

[@1nt123]

E Wildey St?

[@JamesHD1990]

I wouldn't call him a very 'nice' person...

[@fergweb]

All the big stars get a good pump going before the camera rolls...

[@dan110024]

More of these quick tips. Love your other stuff, but this is great. Ps. Stephen should get off his ass and help you :)