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Review Summary
2011-07-22T21:00:00
I've squashed the shafts of too many umbrellas. This one has a solid shaft (a little heavier) which stands up well. Cloth sleeve holds up a lot better than the plastic ones with some umbrella. I prefer a shoot-through umbrella which I can get closer to my subject, and this one works well. Three speedlights into the umbrella at about four feet can overcome even the brightest sunlight to cover one or two people.
SCOTT B.
The Creative Light 33" Translucent Umbrella is designed to shoot through. While most umbrellas point the light away from the subject to allow light to reflect back to the subject, the Creative Light 33" Translucent Umbrella works the opposite way. By positioning the back of the umbrella directly at the subject, the light source shines in the same direction, offering a layer of translucent material between the light and the subject.
This direct approach expands on the directional, higher contrast feel of the Silver Umbrella and is ideal whenever you want to dramatize surface textures, or provide a more directional light. Of course, since the light is diffused, it is still soft and can be made softer by choosing a larger size translucent umbrella and sliding the shaft of the umbrella so the flash is further away from the fabric.