Lite Genius flash modifiers

06/02/2026

04/12/2025

. . . and now improved even more with an all new anti-slip, triple secured strap! Same low price!

Lite Genius Lite-Scoop 3 & Super-Scoop 3 Review| Looking for an inexpensive yet versatile flash modifier? Photographer Dustin Abbott shares what has been hi...

07/11/2024

If you like hummingbirds . . . here is a video compilation that I took on my deck with my trail camera of our fountain. They love it!
The zoom shots are not from a zoom lens, but from zooming in during the editing. A real test of the camera's lens quality. Enjoy!!

introduction to camera and flash photo settings and the author, Bob Moore, the Lite Genius

05/26/2024

Recent flash question on another group with our answer . . . “Is there any way to make on camera flash look better? I have a v1 that I would rather use tonight as a just in case for an outdoor shoot. If I had an assistant tonight I would bring my ad400 and do off camera for the best look but if there’s a way to make the v1 on camera look better and not so 80s disposable camera looking I’d love to hear some ideas!”

There are two things to consider in the answer to your question . . . direction of the light source and the quality (softness) of the light source. Off camera light sources are obviously best, but not always practical, especially in event photography.
Bounce flash can replicate off camera light, but is so dependent on the characteristics of the room, (color of walls, size of room, height and color of ceiling, etc.) and the position of the subject, that again in event photography becomes unreliable as well as unduplicatable under different situations.
Depending on the weight of your equipment and your ability to hold and fire your camera in one hand . . it can be very effective to connect the flash via a flash cord and hold the camera in one hand and the flash in the other, resulting in the flash being a fair distance from the camera for an off camera effect and the advantage of more control of the light’s direction for each and every shot. On a head shot you can change from broad to short lighting with a swing of the flash holding hand.
As for the quality of light . . an absolute must for flash is a quality modifier because the small flash element produces undesirablely harsh light. There are many to choose from, some great while others fail to do more than throw away light. The Lite-Scoop from Light Genius not only softens the light, wastes less light power than most, and unlike the others is effective in both landscape and portrait modes.
A combination of the above suggestions can produce superior results with a little practice. Hope that helps.

01/08/2024

INDOOR BALANCING OF FLASH AND AMBIENT LIGHT

When using flash indoors there are two sets of exposures happening at the same time. First the exposure of the ambient light, and then the exposure of the light from the flash.
Because the flash duration is so much shorter than the fastest sync speed of your camera’s shutter, the shutter speed you use will not affect the exposure of the light from the flash. This fact is what allows us to control the two exposures separately.
The TTL setting on your flash will handle the exposure from the flash for you, and generally with a small tweak on the FEC (Flash Exposure Compensation) will produce consistent exposure in a given area with like subjects. For an event I have found that my camera setting of 1/200th shutter – F/4.5 – 400 ISO, will produce excellent results in a range of about 6 to 25 feet. The reason for the 1/200th sec. shutter, which is my fastest sync speed, is to reduce any chances of unwanted camera/subject movement which can be recorded from the ambient light.
Next . . the background being lit by ambient light may,, or may not be very important to the images composition and story. Unfortunately there is not a fixed group of settings to magically and properly set the camera to expose for the background. Either light meter readings or a few test shots should help you with that.
The proper approach to get the necessary settings needed for an important background, for me, would be to establish what changes to my “standard” set of settings will have to be. If I change the ISO it could absolutely give control of the exposure of the background . . . BUT . . . it will also change the exposure of the light from the flash . . . not the best approach. If I change the Aperture that will also change the exposure of the background . . . BUT . . . again also change the exposure of the light from the flash.
Changing the shutter speed is the only setting that will let you change the exposure of the ambient light (background) without affecting the exposure of the light from the flash.
To make a long story short . . . Nobody can give you a setting for your background because they are all different, and will give you very different effects which are subjective.
Hope that helps . . .

11/29/2023

Back in the day we had only mirrless cameras. Then when SLRs were introduced they were considered the ultimate! No paralex compensation needed and the viewfinder showed the real thing. They were pricey so only purchased by the elite. Only those that needed the smallest possible cameras were excluded from the desire to move up to the better SLR models.
This time camera manufacturers started at the top and introduced pro and semi-pro digital models that sported all the best features that digital had to offer. Soon they ran out of the ability to add features that would entice the pro and semi-pro photos to upgrade. Business became really slow so someone had the bright idea to introduce a new version that would require new lenses and accessories. To make it work they stopped adding the newly developed innovations to the SLR sector and made most of the questionable new innovations available in the all new mirrorless models!
All of the faithfull followers and supporters of Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fuji, etc., are left holding the bag with equipment values plummeting.
Thank you all the the camera manufacturers for not giving a damn about all of your faithful followers over the years . . . and congrats on hood winking all the new up and coming aspiring photographers who really believe your story of how much mirrorless is superior.

11/07/2023

All new strap system for all Lite-Scoop models.
The development of the Lite-Scoop Flash Modifiers has been a work in progress for over 18 years. Once the shape of the reflective area itself was established (early in the game) it has not changed and continues to produce the most effective combination of soft and efficient lighting for people pictures. While a larger soft box or brollie produces softer light for portraits, they are not practical or portable for journalistic photography on the move. Event photographers have little or no time for lighting set-ups in most cases, and depend on reliable and consistent lighting on the move . . . thus the success of the Lite-Scoop series.
The necessity for a light weight accessory to effectively distribute light, while easily attaching to equipment, then removing it for different lighting needs, presented many production challenges along the way.
The most significant challenge was the strap system which had to be useable on a wide variety of flash models . . . interchangeable from one size and shape of a flash unit, to another, while being non-destructive to expensive equipment. (Early models used adhesive-back Velcro attached to the flash unit, that made them almost impossible to re-sell)
New round head flash units appeared not long ago and have become the rage. That motivated us to re-think our strap design and after a number of up-grades to longer (for the round-heads), stronger, anti-slip materials that are now triple secured to the Scoops, we now have our most durable models to date.
Same great light! Same light weight! Same low price! . . . but now tougher all around.
You’re going to love them!

01/01/2023

Thanks for the kind words! ★★★★★ "I got this specifically for a night event I was shooting and the pictures turned out a thousand times better than I was expecting thanks to this! Highly recommend!" Ges B. https://etsy.me/3jI6MwS #

01/10/2018

Hi everyone . . . a happy new year to you all!

Photography, and especially learning to use light effectively, has been a passion for me for many decades. Every day is still a learning day which is why most of us never lose the passion.
Although I still don't know it all, I have learned lots over the years and would be more than happy to share my knowledge.
If you have a question you'd like to discuss, ask it here, and let's see if we can give you a helpful answer.
Recommended camera setting . . . flash settings . . . natural light photography . . . portraiture . . . head shots . . . equipment suggestions, etc. are only a few of the areas of questions we can tackle. You decide! Keep in mind that if you are unclear on a particular situation and how to handle it . . . so are others. Your question could help many other people.

All the best in 2018 . . . the year to advance our knowledge and skills in photography.

Bob