Three Ways to Use a Magnum Reflector Hard Light Modifier

In this video Im going to introduce you to the Magnum reflector light modifier and how I use it to create hard light portrait and fashion images. A Magnum reflector creates bright and crisp illumination on your subject and I find that its a great choice if you want to highlight features or create the look of sunlight in the studio. The brand of Magnum reflector I use is from Profoto and I really like this one because you can zoom the reflector to control the overall focus of light. You might ask, whats the difference between using a silver beauty dish for example versus this type of reflector For one, a beauty dish bounces the light back into the reflector before discharging it, thus creating a bit of diffusion in the spread. The Magnum reflector has no such double bounce it just throws as much light out from the bare bulb as possible, and because its such a concentrated beam of light, it creates really bright results. Comparative to other modifiers, the Magnum br, br,