Where to get square umbrellas?

[Sausage]

I've only been able to find regular umbrellas. Is there an inexpensive source for square ones anywhere locally?

 

[longkangman]

I've only been able to find regular umbrellas. Is there an inexpensive source for square ones anywhere locally?

some photoflex umbrella can change to square do check their instruction.

 

[pupa 2007]

I've only been able to find regular umbrellas. Is there an inexpensive source for square ones anywhere locally?

From Rehana:lovegrin:

 

[roygoh]

some photoflex umbrella can change to square do check their instruction.

My first reaction was te same as yours...assuming the TS is asking about studio umbrellas. Was about to suggest some DIY ideas and then realised TS could be asking about umbrellas for blocking rain/sun (to be used as props maybe) instead of studio umbrellas.

Anyway, if it is studio umbrellas, then maybe can sewblack cloth along the edges of a regular round (or octagonal to be exact) umbrella and create a square mask. Alternatively just get a square soft box.

 

[longkangman]

My first reaction was te same as yours...assuming the TS is asking about studio umbrellas. Was about to suggest some DIY ideas and then realised TS could be asking about umbrellas for blocking rain/sun (to be used as props maybe) instead of studio umbrellas.

Anyway, if it is studio umbrellas, then maybe can sewblack cloth along the edges of a regular round (or octagonal to be exact) umbrella and create a square mask. Alternatively just get a square soft box.

oh yes I totally agreed. :thumbsup:

 

[Sausage]

I was hoping for deep umbrellas... thinking of mounting a flash inside it and then fixing a diffuser material on the outside. Any suggestions for this? The regular umbrellas seem quite shallow.

 

[longkangman]

one place currently in mind is CP.

 

[roygoh]

I was hoping for deep umbrellas... thinking of mounting a flash inside it and then fixing a diffuser material on the outside. Any suggestions for this? The regular umbrellas seem quite shallow.

You mean you want to find a deep, square umbrella?

 

[Sausage]

Something like this one..

http://www.firelily.com/photography/softbox.html

 

[schon]

Something like this one..

http://www.firelily.com/photography/softbox.html

that's called a softbox.

 

[Sausage]

Yes, where can I get a square umbrella that looks like that? Can those photoflex ones do it?

 

[catchlights]

Yes, where can I get a square umbrella that looks like that? Can those photoflex ones do it?

I have not come across any square umbrella soft box, if you want a umbrella soft box, look for PQ23, have ready stock.

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