October 22, 2004

• LIGHTSPHERE II – FIRST 600 SOLD OUT IN THREE DAYS – NEXT 1,000 SHIPS 11/17

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  At PHOTOEXPO EAST I demonstrated
  my new diffuser that I designed for myself that will allow you to
  achieve
  studio-quality lighting greatly minimizing shadows and giving a very
  soft quality with a small specular tab to give the eyes a
  keylight. 
  If you are at PHOTOEAST I will be at the Pictage booth at 3:00pm today
  on the tradeshow floor.  I did a pre-order special for the first
  600 units that pop off the mold, and those sold out in two days. 
  So we’re shooting another 1,000 units, but these won’t be shipping
  until 11/17.  Next year, you’ll be able to find it at
  any of
  1,100 camera stores around the country. 

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  This
  is the Lightsphere on my Canon EOS1D Mark II.  This is for high
  ceilings when shooting vertical.  The small square area gives a
  GREAT keylight to fill the eyes, while on a high ceiling the open top
  lets light go straight up but with enough hitting the dome to put light
  forward.  This design gives a great ratio for vertical shots,
  eliminating shadows and giving a completely diffuse, ‘soft’ light all
  around the room as well as onto your subject.  Forget brackets or
  umbrellas on studio strobes… and this loses less power than other
  diffusers.  Additionally, when you need to go direct, you don’t
  need to take it off, just point it forward with no power loss! 
  ALSO – get this – how easy is it to fit in your camera bag??? It fits
  right over your standard lens!  Isn’t this an insane item???

  

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  Now if you are shooting in lower ceilings – check out the sphere
  attachment that fits right on top.  the half dome is the most
  PERFECT diffusion device as it spreads light evenly all around the
  room, going to your subject and brightening the backgrounds and those
  darn dark ceilings.  The small rectangle area on the bottom is
  your key light – it is higher intensity and gives a real nice
  catchlight in the eyes.  If you move to high ceilings, just remove
  the dome!  The dome then goes in your camera bag, right above a
  lens slot.  If you want to see this, it will be on the cart in
  about a month.

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  Professional Photography requires
  soft, low contrast lighting for the most printable images. The Gary
  Fong Lightsphere II™ is going to make your images awesome. **CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

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