Magnum Reflector Fashion Shoot | Inside Fashion and Beauty Photography with Lindsay Adler

A Magnum reflector is a shocking modifier for creating sculpted, arduous mild in a style shoot. Whereas not one of many extra widespread mild modifiers, it’s a favourite amongst many style photographers. Why? Since you get the crisp shadows of arduous mild, but its dimension and end create a bit extra pleasing/forgiving glow on the pores and skin. It’s like daylight, however extra flattering!

In reality, when on location many photographers will use a Magnum reflector to simulate the texture of daylight however to have extra management and extra flattering directionality. Within the studio, nevertheless, I ceaselessly use a Magnum reflector once I need a extra timeless, previous Hollywood arduous mild impact.

To channel this timelessness on this shoot I don’t must go full ‘classic’, however as a substitute, I deal with sculpted mild with wealthy black and white tonalities (as you’ll be able to see on this instance).

When utilizing the Magnum reflector there are a number of necessary issues to bear in mind:

(1) Scorching Spot: The Magnum reflector doesn’t create a fair mild supply. As a substitute, a part of it is going to be extra targeted/brighter than the remainder. Watch out when pointing the sunshine in order that the new spot isn’t hitting the chest of the shoulder. I like to recommend it both hit the face or hit someplace off the topic’s physique.

(2) Feathering: The best way that you just angle the sunshine supply will create various results on the topic and background. On this setup, I angle the sunshine in order that the highest left-hand nook of the body is darker and creates a lovely gradient throughout the Savage Fashion Gray seamless paper.

(3) “Zoom”: When utilizing a Profoto Magnum reflector you will have the flexibility to “zoom” the sunshine on the top. You’ll be able to regulate the sunshine so it sits additional again on the strobe or strikes it ahead. Depend upon the position you should have a light-weight that is a little more concentrated (narrower beam) or mild that covers extra space of the scene. You should definitely experiment to see what suits your idea.

For this setup, I used a single Profoto D2 strobe, a Profoto magnum reflector, and a Savage Common Fashion Gray Background. And….that’s it! Bringing this shot to life was all about getting the proper expressions, pose, and power (by way of movement). As a result of I knew a lot of the topic’s physique could be in silhouette, I fastidiously posed my topic to create visible curves/hourglass shapes. Crossing her knees over and cropping close to the knees, helped to create a ‘narrowing level’ to emphasise the pleasing curves we created.

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✘ PRODUCTS USED:

Profoto D2

Profoto Magnum Reflector

Canon R5

Canon RF 24-105

Savage Common Fashion Gray seamless background

Avenger Excessive Curler Stand

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Photographer: Lindsay Adler

Video: Samuel Bouret

Hair: Linh Nguyen
Make-up: Joanne Gair
Styling: The Cannon Media Group
Mannequin: Hong

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