Light Diffusers
Diffusers and reflectors are readily available on Ebay, B&H,
Adorama, and other providers of photography accessories and
there are many tutorials on the Internet as to how to use them.
There are gold, silver, and white reflectors, and usually one type of
opaque diffuser. My problem is with the diffusers currently on the
market.
While they may be useful in full sun, I find that for any more delicate
sun-shade condition, they block too much light. For example, in a
woods situation, where some streaming sunlight is coming through
the forest canopy that is too harsh and needs to be toned down, the
standard diffuser more or less creates yet more shade rather than
diffuse the light. Here is a solution: I bought one of the regular
diffusers. I use the 22” round diffuser because I can collapse it and
(with effort) jam it into my coat pocket, which pocket acts like a