Reflector discs, like the one held by Sylvester Brown, folds down to the size of frisbee and fits in a carry bag. It's a vital tool to among a video producer's cameras, microphones and lights.
This short video from YouTube shows a disc reflector in action.
Last week, after explaining the how and why of reflector discs, my television production students and I went outside for a demonstration.
Sometimes you cannot avoid taking photographs or shooting video into the sunlight. This can shut down the camera's iris and make a person's face look darker than is desirable.
Here is Sharlene Luke's "before" photo.
Now we see her after the reflector disc is deployed. Note the improvement.
(For Sharlene's blog post for this assignment, click here.)
Here we see the choreography of where the video camera and disc are positioned.
