Snoots and Barn Doors
These fit over the flash unit and direct the light at your subject. Snoots are excellent for
converting a flash unit into a hair light, while barn doors give you enough control over
the illumination by opening and closing their flaps that you can use another flash as a
background light, with the capability of feathering the light exactly where you want it
on the background. (See Figure 12.26.)
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Figure 12.25 Soft boxes provide a diffuse
light source.
Figure 12.26 Barn doors allow you to modulate the light from
a flash or lamp, and they are especially useful for hair lights and
background lights.