Umbrellas are the easiest way to make the light source larger and softer. Elinchrom umbrellas are available in various materials, sizes and shapes, providing different effects for all occasions.
The umbrella as a light shaper is a real classic and is used by photographers all over the world. It is easy to understand why, the umbrella takes up little space during transport, is easy to fold up and down and works wonders with the light from a hard light source. Studio flashes are designed to provide large and even light with high brightness through their construction with a raised flash tube and a built-in reflector under the flash tube. Perfect for the use of umbrellas that are often placed near the flash tube.
Photo umbrella that provides light diffusion. Available in several sizes and with different fabrics. Umbrella with transparent fabric is used to diffuse the light by allowing the light from the studio flash to pass through the fabric in the same way as a softbox. The advantage of a transparent umbrella is that it can be placed closer to the subject than umbrellas against which the light bounces. Umbrella with white inside and black outside is used to bounce the flash against the white inside, which results in an even light over a large surface. Perfect for creating a general light in environmental photography or when larger groups of people are to be portrayed. Umbrella with silver-clad inside and black outside is also used to bounce the light against, which results in light scattering. The silver screen gives a higher light output, compared to white screen, as well as a slightly crisper feeling in the image.
Umbrella Deep provides more focused, powerful and controllable light with higher contrast compared to standard umbrella.
Photo umbrella with a deep, bowl-shaped design. This design provides less light scattering and faster transition to shade compared to standard umbrellas. Very popular light shaper in fashion and fashion photography. Available in several sizes with transparent fabric, white inside / black outside and silver inside / black outside
As accessories for Umbrella Deep, there is diffuser fabric for white and silver umbrellas and black reflective fabric for transparent umbrellas. The diffusive fabric transforms white and black umbrellas into simple softboxes. The result is a soft, diffused light suitable for portrait photos, etc. The black reflective fabric, so-called black panel, closes the light that bounces back so that all the light from the studio flash passes through the umbrella's transparent fabric. The result is a type of soot box with a lot of wood and even light distribution.
Photo umbrella is a classic light shaper that is very popular in that it is easy to transport and fold up and down the umbrella and can be used for many different types of lighting in portrait photography, environmental photography and product photography. Umbrella for photography is available with several different fabrics, sizes and shapes. Umbrella with white inside and black outside is used to bounce the light in and gives a wide light scattering. Silver umbrella has a silver-clad inside and a black outside, which gives a slightly crispier feeling than a photo umbrella with a white inside. Transparent umbrella is used to push the light through the translucent fabric, which then gives a light similar to the light from a softbox. Deep umbrella has a deeper shape than the standard umbrella, which then gives narrower light scattering and increased control over the light flow.