muted by the silver. Because I use the zebra/white fabric on my Sunbounce,
I always have a white reflector on hand as well.
If the sky is heavily overcast, thus producing unflattering low-contrast light
and I need to shoot with an outdoor background, I can mount the zebra Cal-
ifornia Sunbounce Pro on a stand and set my Hensel Integra 500 Pro Plus
light, fitted with a 7-inch reflector and a 30-degree grid, a couple of feet from
the reflector, and still illuminate my subject with gorgeous, flattering, reflected
light. Think of the monolight acting like the sun, the source of light that hits
the California Sunbounce to be reflected back onto your subject.
120 LIGHTING FOR GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAPHY
Playboy Playmate Stephanie Larimore
is an exceptional model to work
with. Here she poses during a private
instruction session in Virginia. The
lighting was provided by two
medium Broncolor softboxes (one
for fill and the other for the main)
along with an accent light and a Cali-
fornia Sunbounce reflector for a
small kick of fill. The final image was
postproduced with Nik Software’s
Dynamic Skin Softener filter. (CAMERA:
Canon EOS 5D fitted with a Canon
85mm f/1.2L USM lens. SETTINGS:
85mm effective focal length,^1 / 200
second shutter speed, f/8, white
balance at 6000K, ISO 100)FINDING THE LIGHT
When an assistant is holding this
reflector, they should first find
the light, see where it’s being re-
flected, then turn the reflector to
point it at the subject. These re-
flectors have “peep holes” on the
sides that allow the assistant to
see how the light is falling onto
the subject—something that
cannot be easily achieved with a
large pop-up reflector.