{"id":38269,"date":"2017-03-17T13:26:24","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T17:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/?p=38269"},"modified":"2017-10-16T04:41:07","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T08:41:07","slug":"using-magmod-magbeam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/using-magmod-magbeam\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the MagMod MagBeam kit for projection effects"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Using the MagMod MagBeam kit for projection effects<\/h1>\n

The lighting pattern on the background here, is 100% in-camera, created with a\u00a0gobo and a light-projection kit: the\u00a0\u00a0MagMod MagBeam Kit<\/a>\u00a0 (B&H<\/a><\/em>\u00a0\/\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/em>). So no Photoshop going on here (aside from mild retouching of skin blemishes.) Even that little bit of a halo around Anastasiya, is part of the effect. In-camera. With the test shots, I noticed there is a brightening of the pattern in the middle, so I placed Anastasiya directly on front of it. A bit of serendipity that I took advantage of.<\/p>\n

Several articles on the Tangents blog about\u00a0projection effects with gobos<\/a>\u00a0show how you can use this to create a more interesting background\u00a0without a backdrop.\u00a0One more tool available to use to add some spice\u00a0to our photos.<\/p>\n

Here the basic\u00a0MagMod2 Kit<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0(B&H<\/a><\/em>\u00a0\/\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/em>)\u00a0was used with the\u00a0gobo included in the\u00a0MagMod MagBeam Kit<\/a>\u00a0 (B&H<\/a><\/em>\u00a0\/\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/em>). In the recent article – Studio portrait lighting ideas<\/a>\u00a0– The MagBeam kit was also used, but with a gel.\u00a0Of the other brands I have used\u00a0for\u00a0projection effects<\/a>, the\u00a0Light Blaster<\/a>\u00a0(affiliate<\/em>) has the advantage that you can focus or defocus the effect as you want. But where the MagBeam kit excels, is in putting it all together, or changing it, or adding gels … all because of magnets!<\/p>\n

If you’ve already bought into\u00a0the MagMod system, then this is an \u00a0interesting addition to your lighting arsenal. I need to add that I didn’t use the MagBeam kit for its other use – creating a narrower, brighter spot of light. It’s not something I would need in my photography, but others might have a use for it. I just checked out the gobos … and in this instance just explored the one gobo. Next time, something else.<\/p>\n

Let’s have a look at the lighting setup, and other examples of this photo session with Anastasiya<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Photo gear and lighting\u00a0used during this photo session<\/h2>\n