{{Short description|Photographic lighting}} {{distinguish|Snout}} thumb|A snoot A '''snoot''' is a tube or similar object that fits over a light used in theatrical lighting or photography, to control the direction and radius of the light beam. Snoots can be cylindrical or truncated conical in shape, different lengths and diameters, and made of various materials.
In photography, a snoot is attached to a studio light or portable flash,<ref>[http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/03/lighting-101-cereal-box-snoots-and.html "Lighting 101 Cereal Box Snoots"] Strobist explains the use of snoots in flash photography</ref> and may be conical, cylindrical, or rectangular in shape. Snoots can isolate a subject when using a flash. They help by stopping "light spill", or when lighting falls in a larger footprint than intended.<ref name="Ferncase1992">{{cite book|author=Richard Ferncase|title=Basic Lighting Worktext for Film and Video|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gUtHAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA43|date=22 April 1992|publisher=CRC Press|isbn=978-1-136-04418-2|page=43}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cobweb.cs.uga.edu/~maria/classes/4900-Spring-2011/9-assignment.html |title=Assignment 9: On-Camera Flash |last=Hybinette |first=Maria |website=Art and Science of Photography CSCI 4900 / 6900 |date=31 March 2011 |access-date=2 September 2014 |quote=Neil's half-snoot to avoid light spillage…}}</ref>
== See also == * Collimator * Top hat
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