My Gary Fong Lightsphere
Josh gave me my Christmas present early (so we could use it to take our Christmas photos!). It’s a Gary Fong Lightsphere II Cloud. I tried it out today on my Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi. The following are some comparison pictures to show how awesome my new Lightsphere is. I stuck Caleb in his jumperoo in his bedroom with two lamps on and took the following pictures. All of the following are done on the camera’s automatic setting (I found better settings to use with the Lightsphere later).
PHOTO 1: This picture is taken using the built-in flash on my camera in automatic mode.
PHOTO 2: This picture is taken using my Vivitar 283 attached flash with the camera in automatic mode.
PHOTO 3: This picture is taken using my Vivitar 283 attached flash and the Gary Fong Lightsphere II Cloud with the camera in automatic mode.
It is pretty clear that the Lightsphere does the best at lighting the picture without harsh shadows. I’m still learning the finer points of using it, but I’m excited about what kinds of sweet pictures I can take now!