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The SunDisc Reflector and Softbox Are Giving Kickstarter a Second Try

Chris Gampat
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05/01/2017
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Sundisc

A couple of years ago, a company tried to create the SunDisc in order to change the way that we lit our photos. The SunDisc is a collapsible and portable softbox and reflector in one. It’s very versatile and lets you shoot with a gold or silver interior. We reported on it back in 2015, but it failed. Why? Maybe they were asking for too much money; but at least to me it seems like a really nice and no-brainer solution for many different types of photographers who use flash.

Just think about it: how many times have you been caught on the subway running up stairs with a backpack, stands, backdrops, a lighting kit, umbrellas, softboxes, etc. It’s a pain, right? But if you at least are able to consolidate the softboxes into another bag like your camera bag or the one for the stands and backdrops, your life can be made much easier. For all the portrait photographers out there who live in large cities and don’t have a car, I’m positive that you feel my pain here.

But even if you’re just an on-location shooter, this can be a nice addition to your kit. It has a gold interior that can be flipped over to be made into silver for a different type of specularity.

The Kickstarter video seems to really be approaching the mirrorless camera shooters amongst us. Reflectors generally speaking are pretty nice; but softboxes can be better. The way this one works is sort of like a massive ExpoImaging Rogue FlashBender except that it’s also got the front diffusion panel and the flash is totally inside of the box for the most part. Because the light is pointing upward, I’m very curious about hot spots or if it’s best to set your flash head to the widest setting and then simply just shoot.

Check out the Kickstarter for the SunDisc and try to make it happen this time around.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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