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* All images and diagrams by Dawn M. Wayand Photography unless otherwise noted.<\/i><\/p>\n

Umbrellas. They keep us dry when it rains. They also serve a purpose for photographers from amateur to professional. No, put your rain umbrella away. Let me welcome you to the world of photography umbrellas. They can be just as inexpensive as rain umbrellas and they are portable pieces of equipment that serve to diffuse or bounce light back onto your subject when shooting in a studio or on location. Whether you are a new photographer or a photographer on a budget, umbrellas are your best bet in getting professional results in your portrait work.<\/p>\n

Classifications & Types of Umbrellas<\/b><\/p>\n

Classifications of Umbrellas<\/b><\/p>\n

There are two classifications of umbrellas: shoot-through and reflective. As you may have guessed, shoot through umbrellas are the white translucent umbrellas which allow you to aim your light source into the umbrella and position the umbrella with its outside aimed at your subject. This classification of umbrella not only serves as a diffuser to your light source, but it takes a small light source and spreads it out everywhere.<\/p>\n

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Shooting through a translucent umbrella aimed at a subject.<\/i><\/p>\n

The downside to shoot-through umbrellas is that the light created using this type of umbrella is hard to control since it spills everywhere.<\/p>\n

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Uncontained light exits the umbrella in all directions.<\/i><\/p>\n

The other classification of umbrella is a reflective umbrella. With this type of umbrella, you would aim your light source into the umbrella, but turn the umbrella and light source away from your subject as the light will bounce off of the inside of the umbrella and reflect back onto your subject.<\/p>\n

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Reflective umbrellas reflect light back onto your subject.<\/i><\/p>\n

Reflective umbrellas are beneficial because the light is more controlled and can be aimed in any direction that you point it. It also retains the more power of the light from the light source.<\/p>\n

\"Reflective<\/p>\n

Light is contained and directed by choice.<\/i><\/p>\n

Types of Umbrellas<\/b><\/p>\n

There are also a few types of umbrellas, all with different purposes to aid you in getting your envisioned end result in portrait and other types of photo work.<\/p>\n