LIGHT MODIFYING DEVICE

Abstract

A Light Modifying Device adapted for use for photography. The Light Modifying Device is a generally bendable and durable tear-resistant material comprising of two surface faces comprising a plurality of irregularly shaped openings for receiving light therein. The Light Modifying Device can be positioned in a variety of locations and additionally manipulated by way of bending such that a portion of light may be diffused in one location in a photography set and enhanced or otherwise differently diffused on a different, second particular location of the same photography set.

Claims

1. An irregularly shaped light modifying device, comprising: a panel having a first face a second face and defining a side width therebetween, said panel additionally having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a plurality of side edges; a plurality of irregularly shaped openings positioned on the panel first face, said irregularly shaped openings extending from the panel first face through the panel second face the entirety of the panel side width; wherein said panel top edge is nonlinear; wherein said panel bottom edge is nonlinear; and wherein the plurality of panel side edges are nonlinear.

2. The irregularly shaped light modifying device of claim 1, further comprising a handle having a first distal end and a second distal end, wherein the first distal end is located on the panel second face, and wherein the handle second distal end extends beyond the panel bottom edge.

3. The irregularly shaped light modifying device of claim 2, wherein the panel first face comprises a frosted clear finish.

4. The irregularly shaped light modifying device of claim 2, wherein the panel first face comprises an opaque light-resistant finish.

5. The irregularly shaped light modifying device of claim 2, wherein the panel first face comprises a color consisting of one of: red, green, and silver.

6. The irregularly shaped light modifying device of claim 2, wherein the panel first face comprises a mirrored finish.

7. The irregularly shaped light modifying device of claim 2, further comprising a photography C-Stand comprising a central support member, a raised arm, and an attachment member, wherein the handle second distal end is removably connected to the photography C-Stand attachment point.

8. The irregularly shaped light modifying device of claim 2, additionally comprising a gooseneck tubing having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the gooseneck tubing is attached to the second distal end of the handle.

9. The irregularly shaped light modifying device of claim 8, wherein the second end of the gooseneck tubing is attached to a solid base.

10. A light modifying device, comprising: a transparent clear panel having a first face and a second face, and additionally comprising a top edge, a bottom edge, and a plurality of side edges; a plurality of irregularly shaped openings positioned on the panel first face, said irregularly shaped openings extending from the panel first face through the panel second face; a handle having a first end and a second end, wherein said handle first end is affixed to the bottom edge of the panel; wherein said panel top edge is nonlinear; wherein said panel bottom edge is nonlinear; and wherein the plurality of panel side edges are nonlinear.

11. The light modifying device of claim 10, wherein the first face of the panel comprises a mirrored finish.

12. The light modifying device of claim 11, wherein the second face of the panel comprises an opaque finish.

13. The light modifying device of claim 11, wherein the second face of the panel comprises a color consisting of one of: red, green, and silver.

14. The light modifying device of claim 11, wherein the second face of the panel comprises a frosted clear finish.

15. The light modifying device of claim 10, wherein the panel first face additionally comprises a plurality of attachment clips.

16. The light modifying device of claim 15, additionally comprising a coverage strip removably affixed to one of said attachment clips.

17. A plurality of light modifying devices, comprising: a first panel having a first panel first face a first panel second face and defining a side width therebetween, said first panel additionally having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a plurality of side edges; a plurality of irregularly shaped openings positioned on the first panel first face, said irregularly shaped openings extending from the first panel first face through the first panel second face the entirety of the panel side width; a handle having a first end and a second end, wherein said handle first end is affixed to the bottom edge of the first panel; a first gooseneck tubing having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first gooseneck tubing is attached to the second end of the first panel handle; wherein said first panel top edge is nonlinear; wherein said first panel bottom edge is nonlinear; wherein the plurality of first panel side edges are nonlinear; a second panel having a second panel first face a second panel second face and defining a side width therebetween, said second panel additionally having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a plurality of side edges; a plurality of irregularly shaped openings positioned on the second panel first face, said irregularly shaped openings extending from the second panel first face through the second panel second face the entirety of the panel side width; a handle having a first end and a second end, wherein said handle first end is affixed to the bottom edge of the second panel; a second gooseneck tubing having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the second gooseneck tubing is attached to the second end of the second panel handle; and a solid base comprising a weighted element therein, said solid base attached to the second end of the first gooseneck tubing, and wherein said solid base is attached to the second end of the second gooseneck tubing.

18. The plurality of light modifying devices of claim 17, wherein said first panel first face comprises a frosted clear finish.

19. The plurality of light modifying devices of claim 18, wherein said second panel first face comprises an opaque finish.

20. The plurality of light modifying devices of claim 18, wherein said second panel first face comprises a color consisting of one of: red, green, and silver.

Description

DRAWINGS DESCRIPTION

[0030] One or more preferred exemplary embodiments of the disclosed invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which like reference numerals represent like parts throughout and in which:

[0031] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the Light Modifying Device;

[0032] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the Light Modifying Device with attachment clips;

[0033] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a Light Modifying Device with a mirrored image, wherein a subject material is placed between said Light Modifying Device and a generic photography light;

[0034] FIG. 4 is a front view of an embodiment of two Light Modifying Devices wherein a central base is utilized with gooseneck tubing, wherein one Light Modifying Device is bent and partially covers the second Light Modifying Device; and

[0035] FIG. 5 is a generic photography stand with a raised arm and an attachment member holding an embodiment of the Light Modifying Device thereon.

[0036] Before explaining one or more embodiments of the disclosed invention in detail, it is to be understood that this invention is not limited in its application to the details or modes of construction and the arrangement of the components set forth in the following description or previously disclosed illustrations. This invention is capable of multiple embodiments and modes, which can be practiced or carried out in many various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description, and should not be regarded as limiting, or used as an absolute.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0037] Referring now to the drawings in detail, FIG. 1 illustrates a preferred embodiment of a Light Modifying Device 10 constructed in accordance with the present invention, wherein a first face 20 is shown. The Light Modifying Device 10 itself is generally irregularly shaped, with non-linear edges 50 on the exterior edges thereof, known as the top edge 80, bottom edge 90, and side edges 100.

[0038] Upon said first face 20 is a first surface 110, which is where color, frost, or mirrored finish is applied. This creates a surface finish 140, which is the functional component as to the light waves being dispersed, reflected, refracted, minimized, allowed, or otherwise modified. Additionally shown are a plurality of defined openings 60, each of which is generally irregularly shaped 70. These defined openings 60 allow light waves to pass therethrough, and the surface finish 140 modifies the light waves that strike upon said first surface 110.

[0039] At a position near the bottom edge 90 of the Light Modifying Device 10 is a handle 230, which is known as a portion of the Light Modifying Device 10 able to be grasped by a human hand, or clamp, or opening, or device. This particular handle 230 is positioned within the gooseneck tubing 250 by way of an attachment point 240. The attachment point 240 may be a clamp, or a threaded attachment device. The gooseneck tubing 250 is attached to a solid base 260 by way of a gooseneck base attachment point 270.

[0040] Looking at FIG. 2, a Light Modifying Device 10 is shown wherein attachment clips 220 are positioned on the first face 20. A coverage strip 170, a second Light Modifying Device 10, or other material may be positioned and removably attached thereto. The attachment clips 220 have the ability of quickly applying said material to cover part or all of a defined number of defined openings 60 in order to modify, enhance, or block light waves. This embodiment also employs a coverage strip 170 wherein adhesive is applied that removably affixes said coverage strip 170 to the first surface 110 in order to cover part of a defined opening or defined openings 60.

[0041] As described throughout, the second surface 120 need not have the same surface finish 140 as the first surface 110. Looking at FIG. 3 the surface finish 140 of the first surface 110 of the first face 20 is a mirrored surface 130. In such a fashion, the light emitted from the generic photography light 290 will strike the subject 300, and those around but not striking with reflect off the mirrored surface 130 of the Light Modifying Device 10 surface finish 140 and back light the subject 300.

[0042] FIG. 4 shows a solid base 260 with two gooseneck tubings 250 attached thereon. Each of said gooseneck tubing 250 is connected to an individual Light Modifying Device 10. As is shown, the two Light Modifying Devices 10 are acting in concert with one another by way of bending the gooseneck tubing 250 itself. As is shown here, the light waves are modified by way of the frosted clear finish 150 of the Light Modifying Device 10, which creates the modified light 370 on the other Light Modifying Device 10, though the specific surface finish may be adjusted to change the particular light modification. Additionally, the solid base 260 comprises at least two gooseneck tubings 250 such that they are movable, and additionally able to be positioned without a human user being required to hold the Light Modifying Device 10 in a particular orientation. This is an advantageous feature, as holding a Light Modifying Device 10 may be cumbersome and fatiguing, such that before a photographic shot is taken, the Light Modifying Device 10 may be unintentionally repositioned as a result of arm fatigue. Thus, the solid base 260 allows for specific and exact positioning of, as is in the case of this figure, at least two Light Modifying Device 10 instruments.

[0043] Lastly, we look at FIG. 5, where an attachment device such as a C-Stand 320 is shown. The attachment device utilizes a central support member 340 having a support base member 350 on a first distal end of the central support member 340 and a raised arm 330 on a second distal end of the central support member 340. On or near a first distal end of the raised arm 330 is employed an attachment member 360. This allows for the removable attachment and subsequent detachment of a handle 230 on the Light Modifying Device 10. As shown here, the Light Modifying Device 10 is temporarily affixed in position on the C-Stand 320 by way of the handle 230 and the attachment device 360. Thus, a human user may rotate the raised arm 330, raise the height of the raised arm 330, or entirely reposition the central support member or support base member 350 into a second position to reposition the Light Modifying Device 10 as the user sees most appropriate based on the particular circumstances and their artistic preferences.

[0044] Understandably, the present invention has been described above in terms of one or more preferred embodiments and methods. It is recognized that various alternatives and modifications may be made to these embodiments and methods that are within the scope of the present invention. Various alternatives are contemplated as being within the scope of the present invention. It is also to be understood and appreciated that, although the foregoing description and drawings describe and illustrate in detail one or more preferred embodiments of the present invention, to those with skill in the art to which the present invention relates, the present disclosure will suggest many modifications and constructions, as well as widely differing embodiments and applications without thereby departing from the spirit and scope of the invention and method disclosed thereof.