Westcott’s New FlexiGels are Designed to Make Colored Lighting Easier
Westcott has announced FlexiGels, a new custom-made silicone color gel accessory for its FJ400 strobes.
The Basics of Color Gels in Photography
The use of strong and complementary colors is an ever-growing trend in photography. Many modern advertising campaigns feature bold and contrasting colors in order to draw your focus to the product or message they are trying to sell. One way to create such vibrant color in your own images is by using colored gels (also known as color filters, filter gels, lighting gels, or simply gels).
How to Use Color Gels for Outdoor Portraits
You don’t often see photographers using gels outdoors in natural light, but why? I think one of the core reasons you don't see too many natural light gel shots, is that you need a lot of power and control from your lights to make color gels visible in daylight.
Creating Perfect Gelled Backgrounds for Portraits
At first glance, it seems like an easy thing to achieve: how hard can it be to get a great looking gelled background in your portrait?
Shoot Rainbow Smoke Using Color Gels
Want to shoot photographs of rainbow-colored smoke? Just strap some color gels to your flash(es). Photographer Sean Wyatt used three snooted flashes with two colored gels on each flash to create a rainbow blend of color. He then used the setup to photograph smoke from burning incense sticks.