Lovely, lovely work & “Art-fully” explained. Could you kindly define the terms “active” fill & “passive” fill? Thanks.

Chuck

Posted by chucksav  on  07/25  at  08:34 AM

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Absolutely!

Passive fill means you’re just adding a bounce card to catch and reflect light that’s already in the scene.

Active fill means you’re adding a bounce card AND a light that is specifically meant to bounce off that bounce card.

Posted by Art Adams  on  07/25  at  10:53 AM

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You beat me to it!  I couldn’t post as I wasn’t registered earlier!!!!

I don’t think Art is up that early 6:34am?!
I believe “active fill” is the bouncing of light from a fixture and “passive fill” is the bouncing of incident light.  It that right Art?  Glad to see you using that HVX-200 again!

Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  07/25  at  11:19 AM

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Thanks Art & stupper57. I suspected that using a dedicated fixture for the fill was the difference.

Posted by chucksav  on  07/25  at  03:15 PM

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Excellent work Art.

Just a brief question, what is that Reflectix Board you use? It looks like the space blanket material we use for camera covers glued to foam core or some other material. I used that space blanket material years ago on a 6x6 frame to light someone a block away from the reflector, hard but soft and brighter than shiney boards.

Posted by RC Fisher  on  07/29  at  03:41 PM

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Reflectix is water heater insulation, available at most hardware stores. In my neighborhood I get it at Orchard Supply, but you can find it most anywhere. It comes in rolls and you can buy it by the foot. I tape it to foam core to make it rigid. It’s a bit softer and more reflective than space blankets, but the same basic idea.

Posted by Art Adams  on  07/29  at  09:18 PM

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Canon is still one of the best lens makers around and there’s still plenty of time for them to put some of that glass in front of an HD CCD: boy would I love a 720P GL3!
vergeturi

Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  05/19  at  01:45 AM

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