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Want to achieve beautiful lighting on a budget? Discover how to make this amazing DIY modifier.  Expand your knowledge of photography lighting and pick up some great tricks for creating expensive-looking lighting without breaking the bank!  In addition to being extremely hard to find, the now-discontinued Satellite Staro is very expensive. Why? Because this classic beauty modifier is renowned for offering a beautiful filmic quality, as well as for creating a gorgeous, circular catchlight in the eye.  In this photography lighting workshop, recorded LIVE, Karl explores how to recreate the same spectacular effect on a budget.  After demonstrating the Satellite Staro and explaining how it works, he reveals the DIY modifier he has fashioned to imitate the Staro’s effects.  As he compares results, Karl answers questions from members about possible alternative methods for achieving similar effects.