Came across this great article from Terry White today When I don’t have a photographic assistant via the Imaging Insider.
The LastoLite TriGrip comes in a number of different flavors. There’s are the 18″, 30″, 48″ and the jumbo 58″ sizes. My personal opinion is don’t waste your time or money with an 18″ reflector. I’m going to focus on the 30″ variety because I find 30″ to be the best value. It is my Goldilocks: not too big, not too little and not too expensive for the immense amount of use it sees!
Lastolite TriGrip 30″ Reflectors and Diffusers
8-in-1 TriGrip / TriFlip Kit – $119.95
Tri Flips are ” bottle tops” for Tri Grip reflectors are sold as a set of two reversible covers that include; silver, gold, white, black, sunfire and the Designed for Digital colors of sunlite and soft silver. The best part about the TriFlip covers is that they won’t fall off and don’t need any zipping up; the TriGrip’s unique triangular shape you can slip the TriGrip into a TriFlip sleeve and pop open the TriGrip to have a very portable full spectrum reflector kit!
Buy the TriGrip/TriFlip 8-in-1 Reflector Kit at Adorama (Highly Recommended)
TriFlip Fabric Reflector Cover Set – $48.95
You can now purchase the TriFlip sleeves for your 30″ TriGrip from B&H now – this is exciting for those of us who have only had a diffuser in the past. This is a great upgrade from any 30″ TriGrip diffuser kit or a great way to keep spares of your most commonly used reflective surfaces – cause they sure wear down with excessive use – and now you don’t have to buy a whole new reflector – just the TriFlip covers!
Buy the TriGrip 30″ Fabric Reflector Cover Set at B&H
White Bounce / 2 Stop Diffuser – $69.95
A 2 stop diffuser is perfect to block harsh sun, studio light, or act as subtractor of unwanted reflected color casts from highly reflective colors and objects. It can also be used as a white fill bounce when you need to lighten up harsh shadows.
Buy the Collapsible TriGrip 1 Stop Diffuser at B&H
Sunlite/Soft Silver $58.50
The sunlite/soft silver model is a mixture of silver and gold on one side, and soft, clear light for optimum clarity on the other.
Sunlite combines 2 parts silver for each 1 part gold in it’s reflective quality. It provides a warm reflection without making your subject too glow gold. Soft silver is a 1:1 mix of white and silver to produce bright reflection that is softer than a solid silver.
Buy the Sunlite/Soft Silver TriGrip 2 Sided Collapsible Reflector at B&H
Sunfire/Silver – $69.95
The sunfire/silver model is a subtle mixture of silver and gold on one side, and crisp, clear light for optimum clarity on the other.
Sunfire provides a 1:11 mixture of silver and gold providing a very warmed reflection on one side while the solid silver site provides a very crisp, though sometimes harsh, neutral reflection on the other side.
Buy the Sunfire/Silver TriGrip 2 Sided Collapsible Reflector at B&H
Silver/White – $69.95
The silver reflective surface provides clear light for optimum clarity of light whereas the white reflective side provides a soft, pure light. These tones are perfect for portraiture and ideal for weddings to provide soft and crisp lighting options.
Buy the Silver/White TriGrip 2 Sided Collapsible Reflector at B&H
1 Stop Diffuser – $69.95
A 1 stop diffuser is perfect to lightly soften harsh sun, studio light, or act as subtle subtractor of unwanted reflected color casts from highly reflective colors and objects.
Buy the Collapsible TriGrip 1 Stop Diffuser at B&H
Gold/White – $69.95
The gold side of this reflector adds warmth and glow to your subject while the white reflective side provides a soft, pure light. These tones are perfect for portraiture and ideal for weddings to provide soft and crisp lighting options. Be aware that gold is not the most popular reflective color as it often over warms your subject often baking/tanning pale skin tones.
Buy the Gold/White TriGrip 2 Sided Collapsible Reflector at B&H
Scott Kelby TriGrip Kit – $449.95
The Lastolite Scott Kelby Location Kit is designed for the location portrait photographer who works indoors or outdoors with shoe-mount flashes. Two of the Bogen/Manfrotto clamps in this kit have swivel receptors for your shoe-mount flashes. Two other clamps are designed to hold the included Lastolite TriGrip Collapsible Diffusers on two of the light stands.
This kit includes 2 TriGrips amongst stands, clamps and circular reflectors to fit your on location reflection/diffusion needs.
Is this the reflector you brought to the workshop that I thought was so awesome?