Reversible fabric. Gold on one side silver on the other. Use the silver side of this umbrella to bounce your light off of and increase the contrast slightly over a basic white umbrella. The silver umbrella helps increase your contrast on flat objects. Use with men to increase the overall contrast. Use the gold side to warm up your pictures. Great for adding that tanned look to models.
In Practice
Umbrellas are one of the most important light modifiers available. Direct lighting on a subject can produce harsh, unflattering shadows.This is because the light rays are focused, creating deep shadows.Umbrellas not only bounce the light, but diffuse the light, scattering the light rays and softening harsh shadows and reducing unwanted contrast. It is also important with portraits as sharply defined lines can be unflattering.An umbrella produces softer, more even, less contrasty lighting and is an essential item for every studio photographer.