My FAVOURITE Light Modifier - Optical Spot Complete Review

Tuesday, 11 July 2023 07:51

My Fave modifier for studio portraiture!

The Optical Spot by Lindsay Adler and Westcott is a $500 kit that lets you create interesting light and shadow patterns in your images. It is not perfect, but I love the images I am able to create with it.

Check it out at B&H Photo: https://bhpho.to/3XMD9ub

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  • Comment Link Larry Phelan Tuesday, 11 July 2023 20:11 posted by Larry Phelan

    Thank you for the review of the Optical Spot by Lindsay Adler. You said the lens that the system uses can be a Canon lens. So for the color gels, why not just use a regular lens filter holder and 100 x 100 colored filters? (i.e. NiSi or Cokin)

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