❗️The MOST IMPORTANT light modifier in product photography: SELECTING DIFFUSER

[@photigy]

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[@gerry-hewittbrown6811]

Hi Alex, The color trim on the flags is a film industry code for diffusion - yellow, red, blue, black, green. As you store your scrims /rags in a box like dirty laundry this way you do not get creases in the fabric but more natural wrinkles which are organic and typically dont cause a line like a new folded softbox white cover. So in you big box of rags you want a single black you will grab a red edged rag, for a white net you grab the aqua and for a 1 stop silk you grab yellow and so on . Hope this helps you to understand the reason for color coding.

[@AlexandraOrtizdeFargher]

Thank you. I was thinking of making a difuser holder from pvc pipe. Didn't think about the need to rotate. Saved me some time here. Thank you.

[@mitch71dB]

thank you so much ! in depth to talk about the process of learning stage in photogtaphy ! thank you!

[@photigy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@josephyyyy]

save time and watch at 1.25x speed. :)

[@buchsg]

less boring at this speed ;)

[@jackreckitt5162]

I have been working with packaging foam as a diffuser and it works well along with diffusing, it spreads the light out into the material making it sort of glow like the front of a soft box.

[@philindeblanc]

got a link?

[@coastalmotionvideo1301]

Wax paper can help also for a low budget lighting hack, thanks for the video

[@jvusa]

Excellent Information, Thank you so much Alex ...

[@photigy]

Thanks for this awesome feedback. Have a great day Jayalal :)

[@jvusa]

@@photigy You are welcome Alex, You too have a great day!!

[@jvusa]

@@photigy Alex, I am not seeing any recent videos from you. Are you fine?

[@photigy]

@@jvusa We are doing great, there will be much fun around very soon :)

[@jvusa]

@@photigy Cool, Thanks Alex..

[@qwe1231]

Very very useful.

[@photigy]

Thanks!

[@richardbloenk4029]

also, the yellow around the border of that 4x4 is to indicate that it is poly-silk. spray painting that will just make the silk uneven. the yellow doesnt even affect the light- your light should be focused to fill the frame, not be hitting the sides of it!

[@philindeblanc]

Don't tell someone how they should light when they know the result they want. I also have this issue and why I have made my own scrims. When shooting reflective sujects you see the silk. These color coded ones suck. But as you can see you are spot on about the paint...lol...I think he did it as a demo joke.

[@beulebeulentum7464]

Great video! What kind of material would you recommend for photos as shown in your video "How to make a great still life shot with only 1 light: tips from Photigy instrcutors"? I will work with a Nikon SB 900 strobe or with a 100Ws studio light. Maybe for example the recommended "Savage Translum Diffusion" is to "thick" for such weak lights so that you lose to many f-stopps? (Please apologize for my English, I'm not a native speaker). Thank you for your answer in advance!

[@Memorablemomentsart]

Thank you Alex. Very good information! I do appreciate it.

[@MrAnaspall]

thanks a lot for information regarding product photography i doing product photography .....i am facing issue in surgical photography can you send me video regarding surgical photography on white background thanks

[@drutgat2]

Thanks very much for this.

[@Photoindustrial]

In the film industry the side color indicates the kind of material and the strength of it. Green 1/2 stop single scrim, red 1 stop double etc.

[@photigy]

this is awesome, but very not convenient for product photographers:-)

[@schabu]

thanks for all your works.

[@reloadersjournal]

Hi Alex, I'm very new to studio photography. I'm looking into getting my first set of lights, diffusers etc for studio photography. My main subjects will be product shots but some of these products will be retail packaging that has acetate windows. I have not idea how much light I need, size of diffusers etc so I can light the packaging and the product inside the packaging while avoiding reflections off of the acetate windows on these various boxes. If you have another video that covers that, I would appreciate it if you could point me to it. Otherwise, if you could answer here in the comment area that would be a great help. Thank you for the videos.

[@MrRusakovs]

Hi Alex, do you know another place where I can buy this frame? b&h delivery so expensive...

[@Jhaakri]

thank you alex, very helpful

[@FKfilmphotography]

Maybe just use white gaff tape on the yellow frame

[@photigy]

That will absolutely work :)

[@65dirt]

Can you use Fresnel light with bulb and f;lash at the same time.

[@davejenx]

i think its westcott that colour the edge to indicate different levels of diffusion , i think this is a good idea to be able to tell at a glance what nd it is and for repeating but it only needs to be one edge . i would actually colour code all my diffusers to match , sorry

[@DanielleDeutschTV]

White tape might be cleaner than the spray paint.. :)

[@photigy]

Take what you have? :p

[@bogdanos0]

How to photograph chromed objects on a white background? Can You tell about this more? PS I'm a beginner in product photography.

[@ruud4508]

bogdanos0 try using cone shaped shooting tent with zipper, made from silk-like material, such as the one from FalconEyes, diameter 32" light the tent all around, use black reflective acrilic paper strip to mask your lens, stick it into the tent, it will appear as a streak of black in the reflection of chrome objectives which you can leave or edit. use black reflectors on both sides of your object to mark dark edges to make sure your object sticks out of the white background. if done properly, you won't find back any disturbing reflections on your object. I hope you will find this information useful,have fun.

[@davejoyce9082]

Where do you buy the silk diffusion material Alex, regards Dave.

[@photigy]

+Dave Joyce it is all on BHphotovideo.com

[@DrummerJD356]

+Dave Joyce ROLUX 3000 ROSCO - THE ONLY DIFFUSION PAPER YOU'LL NEED - GET THE 48" long

[@hanzeln]

+Dave Joyce in amazon

[@mike-pm6xn]

Wow. Spraying paint next to your camera...

[@maryammubarak2835]

which apple laptop you have?

[@BrianMorrisPhoto]

Always teach the proper way to used cStands to weight grip on set ... you wouldn't want that arm coming down on a celebrity! the yellow is probably to keep people from hitting it in dark sets? Learn the products...

[@fatfro1]

What about the clamp man?

[@richardbloenk4029]

why does it seem like all photographers use c-stands improperly?!

[@omaralmulhim6131]

how many Lighting do we need in the studio of the 4 subjects?

[@Samtagri]

It is really funny how upset you are with the yellow edge. I wouldn't use spray paint as it may make the diffuser uneven. Try tape like David suggested.

[@DanielaObertas]

This video is just great, shared it on my page: facebook.com/EzPhotoStudio Thank you!

[@ValiRossi]

I wouldn't be spraying paint in your studio. Good luck getting a micro droplet of that stuff off your sensor.

[@sanjay9300]

Please keep your videos short - 6 to 8 minutes max. Or you lose the viewer's interest.