When portraits must be made while the sun is above the horizon, flash fill and the use of reflectors give far less than studio quality light and can look downright bad. This is what inspired Scott to create a set of special, portable diffusion panels, specifically designed to allow the photographer to have more time in the late afternoon or early morning to do portraits without sacrificing light quality.

Scott's LightingMagic Sun Panels are ultra light, portable, inexpensive, effective and easy to use. They are so effective, that under the very worst, harsh, direct sun conditions, you will marvel at the studio quality light that you create almost instantly.

The two portraits below were taken only seconds apart. Look at the harsh, nearly black shadows on the faces in the image on the left. Then look at the incredible change to the lighting in the image on the right. We went from hard, ugly lighting with busy, dark backgrounds and dark shadows to studio perfect lighting with pleasing backgrounds in only seconds.
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WITHOUT  Sun Panel	WITH  Sun Panel

With LightingMagic Sun Panels, you can quickly go from harshly lit, unflattering situations with dark, busy backgrounds to perfectly lit images with softer, lighter backgrounds. It is easy to create truly professional portraits under difficult lighting conditions.

Using these panels is very simple. Pose your subject(s) so that the late afternoon or early morning sun is lighting the frontal features of their face at an angle just the way you would in the camera room, making sure the light is reaching both eyes equally. Once the pose is established for the position of the sun, simply hold a sun panel between the subject and the sun, keeping the panel as close to the subject as possible without it being seen in the viewfinder. Once you take your meter reading and set your camera's F stop, you are ready to create studio quality portraits during one of the worst lighting conditions a photographer can face. The harsh, direct sun.
         

LightingMagic Sun Panels may be used anytime in the afternoon or morning when the sun is at approximately 45 degrees or less above the horizon.

One of the most dramatic benefits to using these panels is during afternoon or morning weddings. Many consumers plan weddings in scenic outdoor locations but give little thought as to what lighting conditions the photographer may have to deal with on wedding day. LightingMagic Sun Panels can offer dramatically improved images in many direct sun situations. They can be used quickly without a lot of setup and offer huge improvements over flash fill and reflectors. You can enjoy studio quality lighting even with hot, direct, mid-afternoon or mid-morning sunlight.

The LightingMagic Sun Panels come in two sizes. 30 X 40 inches and 40 X 60 inches. One size does not replace the other. Both have a specific purpose. The smaller 30 X 40 inch panel can cover 1 to 3 people for upper body portraits. The larger 40 X 60 inch panel can cover up to 4 or 5 people depending on pose and angle of light. With the larger panel, it is even possible to photograph several people seated on the ground and cover their entire bodies with soft, portrait quality light.

When you order LightingMagic Sun Panels, Scott includes information on techniques to further improve the quality and professional look of your portraits.

For a more detailed look at why diffusion panels
are superior light sources, click here.

Our panels are made with high quality white rip-stop nylon in the correct weight for photography use and are professionally seamed at the edges with heavy elastic corners already sewn in. They are complete and ready to use. All you have to do is buy a small amount of PVC plumbing pipe and a few fittings at the hardware store and you are in business. My daughter has been building panel frames since she was only 8. You can make these in about 15 minutes. We provide complete directions and the job is super simple and requires nothing more complicated than a tape measure, pencil and a hack saw or PVC cutter.

The LightingMagic Sun Panels come with their custom made transport and storage bag at no additional cost.

Custom sizes are also available upon request.
Call for a price quote. 1-800-853-1190