Category: Mola Tips

Review and Comparison

Review and Comparison

Melissa Rodwell’s informative review on Breed about the virtues??of the Mola Setti and Mola Rayo. Check it out!

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Tutorial ??? Portrait Lighting Light Setup

Tutorial ??? Portrait Lighting Light Setup

In this Portrait Lighting Tutorial, Craig Beckta takes you behind the scenes and reveal a 3 light edge light set up. The Main light Modifier used was a Mola Demi White 22 Beauty Dish.

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White or silver?

White or silver?

The Mola Setti or Sollo ??? a technical look at both the Mola Setti and Sollo reflectors, their characteristics and comparison. Authored by Leo A. Aquino, photographer   Mola Setti or Sollo? That’s a question that’s been asked by more than a few people, including myself, interested in using a BD. And although the question seems simple enough, the answer, unfortunately, doesn’t seem to be. Being the owner of the 28″ Mola Setti White and, more recently, the 28″ Mola […]

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Llumm Studios & Innovafoto Mola test

Our fantastic friends at Llumm Studios, Valencia Spain, recently teamed up with the Spanish Mola distributor, Innovafoto, to create a comprehensive Mola test. There intention was to recreate the same conditions for each softlight, so they could appreciate the differences that exist among the different Mola range. “I am just excited about the new Mola reflectors. My company, Llumm Studios, in collaboration with Innovafoto, has collected each Mola reflector model to arrange a comprehensive test of their differences and??peculiarities. …??I […]

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Mola tip: diffuse your Mola

Mola tip: diffuse your Mola

Another way of softening the output of your Mola beauty dish is to use a diffusion sock. Unknown to a lot of people is that Mola actually makes 4 different types of diffusion socks for their entire range of Mola’s; (22″ – 43.5″) Standard nylon diffuser Mesh diffuser LW diffuser LW vented diffuser Standard nylon diffuser; nylon diffuser on B&H When you purchase a new Mola, it ships with the standard nylon diffusion sock as seen below (installed on a […]

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Mola tip: stacking your diffusers

Mola tip: stacking your diffusers

We’ve mentioned a few times on this blog about Mola users using a stacked configuration for their Mola dishes. We’ve had a few people ask what this configuration looks like and how they can setup their dish also like this. When we refer to ‘stacked diffusers’ we are referencing the installation of both the PAD and OPAL discs in a stacked, or collated configuration. Here is an image of a stacked setup on a white Mola 22″ Demi… ?? When […]

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Tip: Case it!

Although the Mola’s are built like a ‘brick outhouse‘, there is still good reason to keep them cased, especially if you use them on-location. Here are some casing options: Versa Flex – Demi, Setti, Euro & Mantti cases Tenba Aircases Lightware Treekeeperbag – soft christmas Wreath storage bags – 24, 36, 48″ varieties. The smaller dishes can often fit standard Drum cases (as in the boom boom tish drums). They are available in hardcases and your local music store might […]

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Tutorial ??? Portrait Lighting Light Setup

In this Portrait Lighting Tutorial, Craig Beckta takes you behind the scenes and reveal a 3 light edge light set up. The Main light Modifier used was a Mola Demi White 22 Beauty Dish.

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Llumm Studios & Innovafoto Mola test

Our fantastic friends at Llumm Studios, Valencia Spain, recently teamed up with the Spanish Mola distributor, Innovafoto, to create a comprehensive Mola test. There intention was to recreate the same conditions for each softlight, so they could appreciate the differences that exist among the different Mola range. “I am just excited about the new Mola reflectors. My company, Llumm Studios, in collaboration with Innovafoto, has collected each Mola reflector model to arrange a comprehensive test of their differences and??peculiarities. …??I […]

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