Soft Boxes 101: A Lighting Lesson

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Soft Boxes 101: A Lighting Lesson
By Jay P. Morgan.

This Video is all about Soft Boxes. There are many misconceptions about what Soft Boxes do and how to use them. This is the scientific look at the area of coverage and light quality of the different sizes of Soft Boxes. Using this knowledge you will find it easier to decide which size Box to use to achieve your desired lighting result. After this lesson you should know what size of Soft Box to buy and the basics of how to use it. Thanks to Photoflex http://www.photoflex.com/ for providing the Boxes for this test. There is much to learn on this subject so we will visit it again. Keep on click'n! Jay P. Morgan
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[ressikanflute]

What would be an appropriate soft box for food and product photography. The few videos online would lead me to believe they are small to medium for on location shoots. How do I match the appropriate size of the softbox to the size of the subject?

[TheSlantedLens]

Good question. It all depends on what your doing. I have used an extra large box to give me a clean highlight on the side of a bottle and a small box to create a hard rim on a plate of food. Highlight size and quality of light are very important. No right size, if there is time then any size can work for you.

[LaVa Camp]

Nice video! Very informative. I recently bought a set of softboxes, they're 16 X 24, are they considered small or medium? And should they be orioriented up and down or sideways, or does it matter?

[TheSlantedLens]

In our tests it would be considered a small.

[Enele Westerlund]

Just want an answer from your end, but what settings do you usually find yourself shooting at when using soft boxes?

[TheSlantedLens]

It depends on the power of the strobes and how close to the subject you are. I usually shoot at f8 and 1/60 of a second.

[DrCandle]

getting big boobs to model... true photographer

[Craig Solow]

Good info! I also know distance is a key factor as well, but I am sure that is a different video. I am working my way up from oldest video to recent..Love them!!!

[xiaolong143]

I just bought a 60x60m/24x24" softbox, is that considered small or medium? My question is if that is a small softbox, how can be the shadows be softened? Thank you for posting this video, I hope to see what a softbox has to offer.. :)

[Tenebrius1963]

Awesome information but i admit the music is too much :-(

[Tenebrius1963]

I'm watching a lot of tutorials on youtube and i have to say yours are the best!

[Defries Rediske]

Good morning! Have you tested photo sfxart tricks (do a google search)? My buddy Alina made some amazing photography with their photography tutorials.

[Star Muhammad]

Good Stuff. Who knew?