If you’ve spent any time studying off-camera flash photography, then you know the importance of finding ways to manipulate the light. As you know, we’re huge fans of ExpoImaging’s line of products. The Rogue XL Pro Lighting Kit is the newest and largest of the Rogue family of FlashBenders, allowing for more flexibility in bouncing, curving, and reflecting the light any way you need.
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The Rogue XL Pro Lighting Kit Includes:
1. A FlashBender White Reflector (13″ x 16″) *Speedlight shown in photos, not included
2. A Strip Box Diffuser Attachment (5.5″ x 13″)
3. A Soft Box Diffuser Attachment (11.5″ x 13″)
4. And Silver and Black Reflector Attachments (13″ x 14″)
As I experimented with the various attachments in this kit, I found myself intrigued with the black reflector (flag). I know the white reflector and the soft boxes can be used to bounce, reflect, and diffuse the light from my flash onto my subject, but how would absorbing light and directing it off of my subject with the black reflector attachment enhance my photo?
As I thought about this question, an idea came to mind. If the purpose of the black reflector is to absorb light, then how would it effect harsh shadows if I were to direct the light towards the subject rather than away from it, as intended? Remember, you learn the rules so you can break them! Enter the photo below…
Nikon D7000 | Lensbaby Composer with Macro attachment | f/5.6 | 1/40 sec. | ISO 100
I love product photography, and shadows are what make or break an image. Ring shots can be especially tricky because of the highly reflective surfaces and delicacy of the rings themselves. So, to experiment with the black reflector, I set up a shot using my wedding dress and my wedding and engagement rings. The room I was in was very poorly lit, almost dark with light streaming in from the hallway. So, what you see in the above photo is all flash.
I first played with different effects using the Diffusers and the FlashBender, but you know which setup I loved the most? The flag. That’s right, the setup where I shaped the black reflector over my flash and placed it to the right of my camera directly over the rings, directing the light right towards my subject, rather than away from it. The soft, subtle shadows that it created are to die for! I was ecstatic with the results of this experiment, and can’t wait to use this technique on more of my product shots in the future.
UPDATE: The Rogue Pro Lighting Kit featured in this post is no longer available. Check out the Rogue FlashBender XL Pro Lighting System as an equivalent.
I would love this to expand my newborn and corporate photography!
It would be a great asset for me so I could keep learning and studying photography.
I love this kit for my still life photos…fingers crossed here…
Boy, wouldn’t this be fun to play with? Thanks for the great giveaway.
I’d love it to help with my macro shots!
These would be an awesome addition to my stash.
Oh I would love this lighting kit! This would allow me to expand creatively into portrait and still life photography!
Wow, this looks amazing.
I would use this lighting kit for product photography. Thanks for the chance to win!
Fingers crossed! This kit is amazing!
I have been asked to do some indoor, lifestyle shoots but I have shied away from the opportunity because of lighting issues. I think this would really help!
Fingers crossed! Looks FANTASTIC!
I would use this for my portraits, especially outdoors!! 🙂
These look great!
I’d use them for outdoor portraits as well as poorly lit rooms inside.
would love to use it for my fine art portraiture and my conceptual works too!
I love every ExpoImaging product I have ever used…from the expodisc to the Flashbender. I want this kit!!!!
I love gadgets and trying new things – these sound awesome! Thanks for the giveaway!
Oh my!! Would love to add this to my slowly growing bag of tool! I would have to start with experimenting so I could find what works best for me!! Lighting can be a tricky little thing! I’ve much to learn!
The options are limitless but I would start with portrait photography.
I would use this in my home studio for newborns and outside as well. It would also be the perfect addition for work with the Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep photo sessions.
It would be a wonderful addition to my arsenal, especially when shooting on location! (It would definitely lighten my load, also allow for lighting in tight situations, where an umbrella or larger softbox would not.) I love ExpoImaging for white balancing and would love the opportunity to use for lighting 🙂
I would love to get into product photography & this would be such a great start!!!
I am in desperate need of new lighting for my little business. This would be a wonderful blessing!
Wow! I love how the black reflector made all the difference in the ring shot! This kit would be great to experiment with!
This is an amazing product!! Thanks for the chance to play around with lighting!
I am just getting into lighting and this is much more portable the the kit I bought. I’d love to experiment with this one
I’d like to learn more about off camera flash photography and I think this kit will be perfect for that!
I would love this for newborns and portraits. Great chance to explore creatively!
Since I’m new to photography, I’m sure I would benefit most from this giveaway! My camera bag consists of my 7D, a couple of EF lenses, and a flash. What a blessing this addition would be!
I would love to learn and experiment with this kit on the sweet little ones I photography. Capturing detail is always a great memory for all!
Such a great giveaway!!
I would love to win this kit!
Awesome lighting kit! The flag sounds like a really cool item that would help explore more set ups.
I never would have thought the flag could create such a beautiful shot. Now I want one to play with!
This would be perfect for my product photography! Thanks!
This would be awesome to help me launch my business! Thanks for the chance to win!
I would use this kit to get the results I want for indoor sessions.
Would love to see how I could use these for my headshots.
I would love to explore this….I am always looking to expand my creativeity
I would use this kit for detail shots at a wedding.
I would love to play around and experiment with this kit!
I am just starting to get into off camera flash. This would be perfect to help me out!
Would LOVE this! It would really help me work more on my stock photography!
This would be perfect to use in my studio as I am just starting and learning about lighting.
I would love it for getting on the ground with my kids and taking toy shots.
I would love one!
I have a Great Niece or Nephew on the way this coming Spring. I sure would love to have this kit to practice Newborn Photography! Thanks for the opportunity!
Oh my gosh this would be so fantastic I win! I have been wanting to get this!!
this would be awesome to have with my camera items. i have alway wanted one of these!
I would use with my senior photography in the late evening…
I am just getting into lighting and I would love to start with this in my home studio. 🙂
I would love to use it for so many things, probably starting with portraits!
I do a lot of macro photography and this would be an amazing tool with that!
Would be awesome for indoor lifestyle and newborns! Thanks for the opportunity!
I actually love flash a lot, which I hear is more unusual for women photographers, and I get that they prefer not to haul around a lot of equipment, but wow! you get the best of both worlds here.
Very cool addition! It would definitely help me with my flash photography, I find myself lacking in that respect, now and then, LOL! Thank you for the chance to win this fabulous addition!
Would love to add this to my gear box!
I would love to try these outside.
What a great product! I do product photography as well and this might be the solution to a lighting dilemma that usually occurs!
Jewelry pictures! This will allow me to be more creative with my setup!
I have a small studio in the house I use for stock photos. This kit would be perfect because of it small size.
This looks amazing!
Would love to win this. Thanks for the chance.
I would LOVE to try to use this during my wedding receptions & tricky lighting situations!
An amazing product for photographers!
I wonder how it would be for portraits? I would love to experiment
This would change my photography drastically! I am just getting into flash and am so excited about what flash can add to my photography skills!
Wowsers! What a cool chance to win! This would be amazing for my macro work 🙂
I would love to use this for macro photography!
I would love to use it for my portraiture shoot
Amazing opportunity, thank you!
I am just starting working with a speedlite, and would love to have this to diffuse the flash a little
Would use it in portrait photography!
Would love to use this for macro photography/children and help get my business started! Thank you for the opportunity to win 🙂
Would love to use this in indoor life style photography!
I would love to win this so that I can get more into doing portraits.
Wish I had this last weekend….took pics at my niece’s wedding!
I would use the Pro Lighting Kit as an excellent teaching tool. My daughter is studying photography through high school (by a very uneducated teacher I might add) and then will be off to study architecture and design in the fall. The Pro Lighting Kit would allow me to take her a little farther than our backyard with our poster board, tin foil, cut up milk cartons, etc. and into real life where she can utilize her new found knowledge and experiment in her style and not be so limited. And yeah, I would get a big kick out of using it in our studio too.
I would use this on a beautiful model to carefully craft edge lighting to carve her out of the background. I would love this year and promote it in my training workshops!
Taking a studio lighting class now, so this kit would be perfect to get me going with my own portrait shots!!
I LOVE the one Flash Bender I have–it’s always in my bag because it’s so easy to take with me. Definitely would love this collection!
For Weddings and Product photography.
Been gathering tools for my Studio which is going to be in a vintage Shasta Trailer that is being restored. Thrill to read this info – a good reminder to have such a tool on hand..
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I have the softbox diffuser attachment, and I LOVE it! I would love to get more products!!! And it would be a great Christmas present 🙂
This would be a great tool to have! Thanks for this great giveaway.
I’d love to win!!
I just started shooting weddings, so this kit would really help me with reception lighting.
That said, I’d like to see more of an illustration of the set-up you did for that ring photo… not sure I quite understand what you did there?
Thank you so much for this opportunity! I would use this for macro shots and would love every minute of it:)
I love the photo and I need this kit. It would help me tremendously.
Would use this newborn and tons of other types of settings. What a great invention!
This would be a great start to my lighting setup.
I want to be able to shoot in Oregon in the winter, so this kit would come in very handy during our rainy season!
thanks for the giveaway!
This would be used for macro photography mainly, but also to try on some portraiture
I would love this for portraits!
This would be awesome to have!!!
This kit looks amazing and I would love to try and use the kit for indoor portraits and product shots.
Just getting into off camera flash, I would love to try this kit.
I have been really wanting to get into lighting more. This would be perfect!
This kit is just what I need! Just thinking of all the stuff to shoot with this kit gets me a giddy!
What a cool prize!
What an excellent kit! This would be so nice to have for my baby/child sessions. I am also interested in shooting weddings and would feel a lot more confident going in to it with a kit like this!! Thanks for the pointers.
I would love to use this with portraits and macro!!! Thanks for the opportunity!
Very cool!! Great contest and kit!!
Another great item (The Rogue XL Pro Lighting Kit) I would love to win and add to my toolbox. Thanks for providing the opportunity to win another great item!
Fantastic gift! (Stopped by rather late tonight. Sharing on fb 🙂
Would love to add this to my gear!!
Lovely! Just what I need for my needs. 🙂 thank you for giving this opportunity.
I am a newbie but would love to experiment with this “toy”!
Very cool, I’m just starting to use my flash more. This would be a great addition!
Love the ring shot — terrific use of black reflector!
So glad you did this. I have never heard of them. this might be just what I need.
I’m getting ready to enter the wonderful world of wedding photography and I plan to use this equipment to help me on my way 🙂 🙂
What a fabulous tool to add to my bag. Thanks for giving us this opportunity.
I am trying so hard to expand my knowledge and understanding of flash and this would be a great addition! Thank you so much for this opportunity.
I would use the lighting kit at weddings. Thanks for the chance!
This kit looks like so much fun!
this would be used for two things, portraits and for macro work. would be awesome to own this.
I would love to experiment with newborn photography and small children when I am indoors. The ring shot you took using the flash kit has intrigued me to really want to use this in my current photography.
This will be absolutely awesome! I am starting to build my studio 🙂
Would be great for my bread photos!!!
Would LOVE this, thank you for the opportunity!
This would be a great for children photos.
I am really wanting to experiment with flash photography and this would be awesome to experiment with!
Awesome! This could be great for so many things! :0)
I would use this for indoor portraits!!
It would allow me to light products better! Thanks!
Lighting has always been a struggle for me. Without the correct equipment some amazing shots need to be rendered in Photoshop. This process takes away the magic for me, I would love to win this kit so I could get it right the first time and allow for shorter turn-around times for the people waiting to see my photos.
I saw these being used by Erik Valind on CreativeLive course Conquering Crappy Light with Lindsay Adler. He really made me want them after seeing how versatile they are.
I have a blog so this would be great to use for my blog photography!
i’m just starting out and slowly growing my accessories… this would be an amazing gift!!!!
I’d use it to take photos of products for my etsy shop & blog.
Great pictures! This seems like great product and I would love to try it out. Thanks for sharing!
love the portability of them plus the fact they can be used in a small space.
I would use this to help improve my flash photography. Thank you for the chance on this.