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Mola user: Miguel Jacob - Marlowe Campaign

Mola user: Miguel Jacob – Marlowe Campaign

Toronto fashion photographer, Miguel Jacob, brings us some gorgeous images from his recent shoot for the Marlowe Fall/Winter 2012 Campaign. These shots for the Italian knitwear fashion label were created with a white 28″ Mola Setti with a black 20? grid. Shot at S1 Studios, Toronto. www.migueljacob.com miguel-jacob.tumblr.com

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Mola spotted: Yu Tsai – Lea Michele, Marie Claire shoot

Spotted! We spot a 33″ white Mola Euro in this bts video by photographer??Yu Tsai. Yu captures actress Lea Michele of Glee fame??for well known Marie Claire Magazine. The close up shots and cover shot were using the Euro, the larger sets were using the Profoto giant. and some final stills:

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Kase-D: new Mola Demi Case

Kase-D: new Mola Demi Case

We are excited to announce the new arrival of our very own Mola Kase-D carry case for the 22″ Mola Demi! This carry bag is constructed of Dupont Cordura, with room for your speedring, 2 grids and the 22″ Mola Demi. The case is reinforced with padding to protect your Mola Softlight. Further details are available here on our website – www.mola-light.com/accessory/cases/ The Kase-D is now listed at B&H for purchase. We will have a Kase coming out for the […]

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Kase-S: new Mola Setti case available

We now have the Kase-S available for the 28″ Mola Setti softlights. This will house the Setti and Sollo softlight range. Listed on B&H online here.

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Season Greetings

Season Greetings

Thankyou to everyone who has supported Mola this year!

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News: New mola-light.com website!

News: New mola-light.com website!

Thanks to Tom and Johannes we now have a new website for mola-light.com! It has been a long time in the planning so we are very excited to have the new design land. We will see some new videos and updated information on the Mola range including new accessories. We also have made a slight change to this blog to fit into the new design. All of the old posts have been kept and some of the images can be […]

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Mola user: Emily Soto - The Whispering Tale

Mola user: Emily Soto – The Whispering Tale

This time we bring you back to the work of inspirational fashion photographer??Emily Soto. In this editorial for Coco Magazine Emily uses a white Mola 28″ Setti diffused with the standard sock. Along with the beautiful images below, is a bts video from the shoot.   and a behind-the-scenes video from this shoot: www.emilysoto.com www.emilysotoblog.com

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Mola user: Jonathan Dear - Winter Portfolio build

Mola user: Jonathan Dear – Winter Portfolio build

Australian wedding photographer, Jonathan Dear brings us some lovely winter images (Australian winter currently) he lensed recently as part of a model’s portfolio build. All the following images were lit with the white 22″ mola demi with stacked central OPAL + PAD diffusers. Either the diffusion sock was used to get some really sort subtle lighting for fill or the white 22″ mola FLXgrid was used for some more angled light. www.vibrantphotography.com.au www.vph.co/blog

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Mola user: Nelson Lai - Sloans shoot

Mola user: Nelson Lai – Sloans shoot

Dipping back down-under, we say g’day to Sydney fashion photographer, Nelson Lai. Nelson brings us some lovely images from his recent photoshoot for Sloans, a high-end hair stylist in Sydney. Nelson used two Mola’s to light these shots. The fill light was a white 28″ Mola Setti unsocked with OPAL central deflector and the main light being a white 22″ Mola Demi with white mola flxgrid. Mola was the first to bring the white grid to the market. It offers […]

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Mola spotted: Yu Tsai – Rose McGowan, Contributor Magazine

Spotted! We spot a 33″ Mola Euro in this bts video by photographer Yu Tsai. Yu lenses actress Rose McGowan for Contributor Magazine, and make it look a whole lot of fun. and some of the stills below: ??further amazing work at??www.yutsai.com

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Mola user: Jonathan Dear - Dark Monsoon shoot

Mola user: Jonathan Dear – Dark Monsoon shoot

Australian wedding photographer, Jonathan Dear takes a break from his current busy season to shoot some personal fashion work as a collaboration, titled??‘Dark Monsoon’. It was shot in some local rainforest, adding smoke for visual effects and using his white 22″ mola demi (with stacked OPAL and PAD diffusers) as the main light. “The mola demi really is my go-to location modifier. I can get a really soft diffused look with it, but I can also use my white mola […]

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News: New Mola SOLLO

Mola Introduces the new Mola Sollo. The rebirth of the Silver Setti is now the Mola Sollo. The new silver interior is 1 stop brighter than our previous Satin Silver. Brighter, Sharper and now paired with our Opal glass and PAD combination. This newer, shinier interior surface of the SOLLO takes even more advantage of the deeper profile of the original 28″ Setti, further improving contrast and specular highlights. This is the new 28″ Sollo. The current 28″ Satin Silver […]

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Mola’s spotted: Pere Larr̬gula & Llumm Studios

Saludo to our Spanish friends! In this bts video we see Barcelona photographer Pere Larregula shoot with some of the Mola range at the Spanish Llumm studios, courtesy of Innovofoto distribution. At the 3:00 minute mark he talks about his experience with Mola from the shoot. Some stunning results from a talented shooter! Even if you don’t understand Spanish, its great viewing to see how Pere goes about his shots. In Pere’s blog post from this test shoot, He mentions […]

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Update: Mola Sollo

Update: Mola Sollo

A few people have been asking about further information on the new Mola 28″ Sollo. Here is a photo of the new reflector. Here is is pictured with the OPAL glass central deflector which also has the stabiliser rings to hold it securely. These both ship with the Sollo. Like the other larger Molas (28″ and above) it has an integrated handle to secure onto your stand of choice. We do have stock at Mola Inc, distributors should start to […]

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Mola user: Fiona Quinn - One Fine Day

Mola user: Fiona Quinn – One Fine Day

New Zealand fashion photographer and regular contributor??Fiona Quinn,??is back with this gorgeous shoot titled ‘One Fine Day’ shot for Remix Magazine. “I am a bit of a collector so this shoot was a chance to use some of my vintage retro pieces. Laura Jade goes from daytime Diva to Night time Vixen – not many people can look like that in a catsuit!” In this shoot Fiona rocks the white 28″ Mola Setti, either diffused with the standard sock or […]

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Mola user: Fiona Quinn - Other World shoot

Mola user: Fiona Quinn – Other World shoot

Heading into summer down in the southern hemisphere, New Zealand photographer and frequent contributor Fiona Quinn is back with a stunning black-sand shoot. ‘Other World’ was an editorial for M2 Woman’s Magazine. Fiona lit these photos with a white 22″ Mola Demi with PAD deflector, unsocked except for the last closeup where the diffusion sock was used. Again make sure you check out Fiona’s blogpost on the shoot here. We look forward to seeing summer through the eyes of Fiona […]

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Mola user: Fiona Quinn - The Forest shoot

Mola user: Fiona Quinn – The Forest shoot

Fiona Quinn makes a trip over for Spring in Sydney, shooting the editorial ‘The Forest’, for the summer edition of M2 Women’s Magazine. “I wanted this shoot to be soft and a little earthy – working with the natural light and subtle lighting – colours and textures and a natural environment.” says Fiona. Fiona lights these portraits with a white 22″ Mola Demi with stacked PAD + OPAL diffusers and varying use of the diffusion sock. Once again we love […]

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Mola user: Emily Soto - Steady as the Beating Drum shoot

Mola user: Emily Soto – Steady as the Beating Drum shoot

Fashion photographer Emily Soto is back beating our drum with this editorial shoot using the white Mola 28″ Setti. This shoot was an editorial for SugarKiss magazine. Below is some frames from the shoot with a behind-the-scenes video at the end of her in action. www.emilysoto.com & www.emilysotoblog.com

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Mola spotted: Andrej Pejic Fashion magazine cover shoot

Mola spotted: Andrej Pejic Fashion magazine cover shoot

Spotted! In this behind-the-scenes video of Australian male model Andrej Pejic shooting for Fashion Magazine, we spot a 22″ Mola Demi being used.??It’s a white Demi with stacked PAD and Opal diffusers with the Vented Light Weight Diffuser, lit with the Profoto ProDaylight 800w HMI continuous light. The combination of continuous light and Mola Softlights means you can shoot seamlessly between stills and video without compromising on your light quality. Shot at S1 Studios in Toronto, Canada by Moo King. […]

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Mola user: Fiona Quinn workshop

Mola user: Fiona Quinn workshop

Wow so its been a while. It’s good to be back! New Zealand fashion photographer, Fiona Quinn, recently ran a fashion photography workshop. “This time we explored shooting for different magazine genres and working with new season Winter trends to produce shots that are current and fashion forward. Both shots use simple lighting techniques but produce quite different results.” she says. here are some final images Fiona provided us with as well as a behind-the-scenes shot of her setup. In […]

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