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Originally Posted by Dirt_Bike_Ryda
. if you were to get a reflector that was silver, only silver lightrays will be reflected onto your subject,
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Good explanation but with a minor flaw here. Silver or white rays are actually when all colours are reflected back in equal ammounts. White is all light black is none, all the colours of the rainbow are combinations of coloured light somewhere between all or none.
The difference between silver or white is not the colour but the way the light is reflected. White things reflect all light but jumble it up, silver things reflect all light but don't jumble it up as much, hence being able to see a reflection in a mirror. How does this affect reflectors for photography? I'm not really sure but I suspect a white reflector will create a more difuse light than a mirror (or silver reflector), softening shadows. I suspect silver reflectors are actually grey reflectors, still reflecting all colours but absorbing some so the light isn't as bright.
As for the photo I'm not sure it really needs a reflector, there is detail in the shadows and that all you are really looking for. Too bright and it will look unnatural. However it could be cropped to remove most of the foreground grass, it doesn't really add anything to the picture IMO.