Tiffen Lowel Umbrellas User Manual

Lowel Umbrella Instructions

Warnings Reflective Use

• DO NOT set the focus on full spot or nearly full spot,
when umbrellas are used with high-intensity focusing
lights (such as Omni or DP), as fabric is
likely to scorch.

• Lowel umbrellas should only be used with Lowel
lights. Use Tota-brellas with Tota / Omni, ViP, L-light,
and Fren-L 650. Use DP Brella with DP Lights.

• When umbrella lights are extended very high,
used on undersized stands, or used in areas of heavy
“traffic,” it is advisable to add weight (such as
the Lowel Weight) to the base of the stand to reduce
the chance of lights falling over, causing damage
or injury.

Reflective Silver Brella

Purpose Shoot-thru Use

Photographic umbrellas convert relatively hard light sources,
such as spot lights, into relatively soft sources that provide soft
shadows and highlights. Although not appropriate for every sub­ject or mood, the quality of light can be very beautiful.

Lowel offers 2 types of umbrellas: silver reflective, and white
nylon. The silver brellas can only be used to reflect light,
and have a higher reflected output as a result. The white nylon
brellas are more translucent, so there is less reflectied output.
However because they are translucent, there is an added ability
to shoot light thru them, simulating the effect of a soft box at­tachment. In all uses, set focusing light to flood.

See instructions for specific Lowel lights for further attachment
& use instructions.

ver. 2.1 ©2009, Lowel-Light Manufacturing, Inc. 986

Techniques

When umbrella light is placed far from the camera lens axis,
to the side, overhead, or slightly behind the subject, the effect
can be very dramatic and definitely not flat.

To increase the size of the source when the subject requires it,
or to increase the exposure level, several umbrella sources can
be placed closely together to create, in effect, a large,
efficient “single” source that will not produce multiple shadows.

When umbrella light is used, especially in areas with white
walls, there tends to be some “spill” from the umbrella.
As a result, less fill light is generally required than with hard
sources. If it is desired to reduce the “spill” to control contrast,
subject brightness, or lens flare, large flags can be used.

White Nylon Brella

Lowel-Light Manufacturing, Inc.

White nylon brella only.
Uses brella as large soft dif­fuser. (focus light to flood)

90 Oser Avenue, Hauppauge, N.Y. 11788

Call: 800 645-2522 or 631 273-2500
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