Question about indoor lighting with light umbrellas?

[jeena1]

Im looking into buying a studio light umbrella set, you can get the umbrella in black, silver or white. Is there a better colour to buy when shooting indoors with models?

[Tamlin]

Depends what you're shooting. If it's people, white umbrellas are preferable to silver. White is kinder to skintones - silver may be a little too harsh.
I've never seen black lighting umbrellas. Kind of defeats the object of a lighting umbrella, I'd have thought.

[supertackyman]

oh, Tamlin dontchaknow. the black umbrellas are for blacklights.

[Tamlin]

Originally Posted by supertackyman

oh, Tamlin dontchaknow. the black umbrellas are for blacklights.

Doh! Silly me. Of course.
Or you could just use them for shooting outdoors in the rain.

You can stand under my (lighting) umbrella ella ella, eh eh eh, eh eh eh...

[Culann]

Oh. I thought they were for emo photos.

[Candy16]

Hi,

When choosing a umbrella, you should also look at the base or tip of the umbrella. A spaded tip will make it easier to place it into the ground. There are also many different pole holders that will make assembling your umbrella. These include the corkscrew style pole holder and the rotating style.