Satellite Staro – Perfect for fashion, portraiture, food or still life photography

The light of the Satellite Staro reflector is known for its soft yet brilliant light. The strongly centre-orientated diffuser adds brilliance, making the light more attractive than that of a homogeneously illuminated softbox. The honeycomb grid helps to direct the light even more precisely and reduces the coverage angle. This combination makes it possible to achieve an even more spot-like illumination. It has a high light output and despite its centre-weighed diffuser the Staro provides a very homogenous illumination that is perfect for fashion, portraiture, food or still life photography.

The key features are demonstrated with four brand new How Tos.

Creating a crisp look

This image illustrates how the light shaper can be used to perfectly illuminate mat and shiny surfaces at the same time. The Satellite Staro is used without the honeycomb grid and uses the matted plexiglass sheet instead; the round light shaper results in sharply defined highlights that are flawless and centre-focussed.
The Staro provides a crisp light and brings out beautiful graduations on the object. This is because the light shaper is centre-weighed, lending shiny materials a beautiful glow.

This photograph was shot at 17 joules and f-stop 11, which shows the fantastic amount of high light output the Staro produces through the centre-orientated light. It gives the necklace life and the desired reflections while leaving the skin matte and dark.

Achieving spot-like illumination

This example shows how you direct the light of the Staro even more when combined with the honeycomb grid. The honeycomb grid makes it possible to direct the light more precisely.
As a result we achieve spot-like and centre-weighted illumination, a well-directed light with homogenous shadows and highly detailed reproduction.

High contrast portraiture

This photograph demonstrates the benefit of using a Staro when you want to shoot a portrait featuring high contrast. The control over the light while not allowing it to strike the background is needed. This means the Staro should be used together with the honeycomb grid but to as well achieve nice contrast.

Achieving natural and even shadows

In this example the Staro is placed above the model, pointing light down onto the model and shooting without the honeycomb grid. The first thing you notice is that the background is illuminated. This is deliberate, explaining why the honeycomb grid is not used. The Satellite Staro creates natural and even shadows, which is another important light characteristic.