steve_tenggala Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 I have a monolight with 30x40 softbox and thinking to get an additional light modifier. Which one is more useful/versatile, a barndoor or a honey-comb grid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twmeyer Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 grid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_tenggala Posted July 11, 2006 Author Share Posted July 11, 2006 can you explain why? how you use both of them differently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Naka Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 How about what do you want to use it for? Each has a different purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garry edwards Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Barndoors are really a throwback to the old days of tungsten lighting. Their control of the light is fairly minimal and they don't do anything that can't be done with a black flag. Honeycomb grids on the other hand control both the spread of the light and it's size, they are expecially useful for controlling/preventing flare when used for backlighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmarkpainter Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Steve, Have you made any "Bookends"? More valuable in my opinion. They open up lots of new possibilities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 A set of grids, 40, 30, 20 and 10 degrees, possibly a 5 degree as well, are more useful modifiiers than barndorrs. Simply put: they offer more control and expressive possibilities than barndoors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twmeyer Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 I use barndoors only to block light into a diffusing panel or onto a large reflective surface. If a set of barn doors weren't a part of my first strobe kit, I doubt I would have bought them. <p>I use grids on a backdrop, either to create a vignette or a graduated tone on the background. They are good for creating a hard edged shadow within a close ratio lighting scheme. Grids are useful as spots on a face light by a large softbox. Will Crockett likes this technique... placing a grid directly in front of a large softbox, to create a hard center light on a face in a portrait softened by the larger diffused softbox, presenting both types of light from the same direction... t<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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