Cambodia’s Angkor Wat complex is a vast, overwhelming sort of place that one can’t explore in a single day. Luckily, we had a week. But still…we had to narrow our choices. Which temples? Which sites? Thank goodness for great guidebooks, the internet, and a terrific local guide who led us to splendid finds. I loved […]
These photos were submitted by Dan Macal from California, taken on our Yucatan photo tour in Mexico. These were his first attempts at HDR. Using 2-3 exposures, he merged them in PhotoMatix Pro. Impressive! Okay, so this guy wasn’t in the Yucatan. (That we saw, anyway!) But Dan included it here from an earlier Wildlife […]
These are awesome, Dan! That Yaxccopil Hacienda was a treasure! Beautiful pics all!
Finding great shots of the wild horses of Namibia, Africa can be difficult. But when the stars line up right, the payoff is worth the effort.
Stepping inside a private monastery in Bhutan last November, we happened upon this scene—a group of young monks bent over the floor creating an intricate mandala. First thought, wow, how cool to finally see this…then, do you suppose we can photograph it? Great, now how? The challenge was the lack of natural light. At 5pm, […]
Kim and David,
I don’t know which one of you wrote this piece on using reflectors, but I really enjoyed it. I just took a day-long seminar on speedlights and learned a lot about using just one light, which is what I was particularly interested in for travel photography. I hope to be at least marginally up to the task by the time we get to Iceland.
thanks,
Katie
Amazing pictures, I totally love your work.
Can you recommend a specific reflector and a place to purchase it. I really liked the one David showed me in Portugal, but when I look for it on-line I am not sure it is the same . I remember white, gold and silver in a black case – is that right?
Thanks!
Dear Kim,
firstly it is nice to see your photography travel blog.
i am happy that you really like my suggestion on taking the picture of the staircase.
i sure did learn lot from your photography too.
cheers
chime
Hi Betsy,
I like the Opteka 43″ 5-in-1 Collapsible Disc Reflector, Translucent, White, Black, Silver, Gold, with Carrying Case.
I got mine on Amazon for $26+/-
A lot of reflectors will give you Gold and Gold/Silver Mix. I much prefer to have (1) gold and (1) white surface. With Silver, Gold, and White you have a lot of fleixibility.
Also, the translucent inner frame is great for diffusion and is every bit as useful as the reflectors. In fact, if you get two, you can use 1 to soften hard light on your subject, and the other to bounce in broad soft directional light.
Dave
Thanks for the explainations. I have just started to experiment more with my flash and bouncing it off different things. I was trying to figure out how to bounce it off my reflector…trying to figure out the different effects of chaning the distance…your examples were inspiring and you expalined well this concept…excited to try more!
I am heading to east Asia in a few weeks and am considering taking a reflector with me … and I especially intend to do so now after reading this! I love your photos! My only concern with taking a reflector is portability — I’m trying to travel discretely gear wise. What are your thoughts on using a smaller 22″ reflector (that folds down to 8″) for travel work?
That’s the beauty of using reflectors–they fold down to nothing! I keep mine in a pocket of my shoulder holster camera bag for easy access. I’d go with the largest size you can discreetly carry in whatever camera bag you use.
In tiny Ura village, located in the cultural heartland of Bumthang, a Lama bestows a protective blessing on Bev. Hidden high in the Himalayas, between northern India and Tibet, is Bhutan, a peaceful, idyllic country whose mantra is national happiness. Cliffside monasteries, medieval fortresses, lavish temples and Swiss Tudor farmhouses dot rural landscapes of terraced rice […]
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