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White ones that are transparent,
****** I don't always want light to contaminate the room, so I tend to use umbrellas with black on the outside. I prefer photographic white (or what ever they call it) I like a bit more snap, even the silver are nice to use, if the model has nice skin. the 'white' umbrellas are gonna give out light that's not at 56K, more like 44-48K so the light will be a bit 'yellow'. if you use those just use a custom WB
I just switched to a 48 inch white umbrella with a black back and it seems my photos have lost something. I was bouncing them before (only white) and of course a lot of the strobe would flash through the umbrella and around the room. Was that extra light really adding to my pic for more diffusion?
*** I prefer smaller umbrellas but then again I usually shoot close to ambient, while you said you shoot at night? you'll wanna pull through as much light as possible around to kill the deep black shadows. I would also recommend shooting at 160th at 400-500 asa/iso @ F5.6-F8. if you want mega snap shoot at F16-F22
Also, how much do you think it matters in regards to how far your umbrella is away from the actual light source? Meaning sliding the pole out further away from the bulb?
** the closer the source, the nicer the skin tones.
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