under my umbrella ela ela...

Not 1 but 2 packages were received on Tuesday. ngam ngam we were at MIL's house when the delivery man came (on force leave mar). I had no idea what he bought this time.

Hubby excitedly open the 1st package. He was grinning ear to ear & said : It feels like getting Christmas presents :)

See his happy face... It's a Professional Lighting Supports from Manfrotto. I like Manfrotto stuff as the quality is top notch. The stands are pretty compact when folded up and are pretty stable.

Then hubby proceed to open the 2nd package, which is slightly longer that the 1st package.

It's an umbrella ela ela ela.

Ta-da... it's actually a shoot through umbrella that has a detachable cover on them, one side of the cover is black other side is silver. So in all they are 3 in 1.According to hubby, the photography umbrella gives him a greater level of control over the lighting in a photograph. Umbrella diffuse a light source without compromising it's directionality. It is mostly used in portrait photography to provide a more natural look.

Me: But you have difusers. Won't the diffuser do the same trick??
Hubby: Diffusers don't work as well, as they don't spread the light enough. That is where the umbrella comes in: the light is spread across the whole diameter of the umbrella and not a 5 inch diffuser. Of course, I could just bounce off walls or ceilings, but it is just not as controllable as umbrella & flash combo.

With this "mini stimulus package" that hubby unleased, he added more toys to his collection with a really good excuse.