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Rosco Light Lab Edition sample book
The problem with colors is that there are so damn many of them! OK, well that's probably the nice thing about colors as well.
But it's easy to be overwhelmed by the number of gels, and the cost of acquiring one of each.
Photoshop has replaced many on-camera filters, but using gels on strobes or continuous lights is still the way to color-treat a set.
Using gels is a well-known art in the film industry but largely forgotten in glamour photography.
I plan an upcoming article on using gels, but in the meantime, if you want to research or experiment on your own,
the new Roscolux Light Lab Edition sample book is ideal.
This is a "working" sample book, not just matchbook-sized examples of color. Its 180 color and diffusion gels are 6½" by 12",
large enough to be cut in half - one usable as a 6 ½" wide gel, cut to length to fit your lights, another small slice cut
to fit your on-camera strobes, and the remaining portion left in the book for reference. Roscolux (sold as Supergels overseas) is
Rosco's line of polycarbonate and polyester heat-resistant filters. A basic 6 ½" filter frame is included, and an attached
pouch holds a white grease pencil (I prefer an extra- fine indelible marker) to mark the gels, but you'll need a holder - praise be to zip-lock bags
- to hold the working gels that you cut from the book.
Available from $112 to $125 at photo dealers, this is the best way I have found to get your hands on a lot of usable gels.
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