Softbox or umbrella, which lighting modifier should you actually reach for? Aaron breaks down the real differences in light spill, hot spots, and control.
Shooting side by side with both modifiers, Aaron shows how umbrellas spill light in every direction and create a hot spot in the center of your subject, how a softbox's internal baffles diffuse light evenly without that spill, and how softbox size and distance from your subject change shadow softness, plus how adding a grid gives you far more control over where your light goes.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Softboxes vs Umbrellas Explained
00:39 Why Umbrellas Spill Light
01:29 The Umbrella Hot Spot Problem
02:41 How a Softbox Works
03:09 Softbox Baffles and Diffusion
04:36 Softbox Size and Shadow Softness
05:52 Softbox Distance vs Size
06:24 Using Grids for Light Control
This episode doesn't have its own dedicated tutorial page on phlearn.com, so browse more free tutorials here: https://phlearn.com/free/
PHLEARN PRO: Want more lighting and photography fundamentals like this? Check out PHLEARN PRO at phlearn.com/pro
―
What is PHLEARN PRO?
Full courses on Photoshop, Lightroom, and photography, taught step by step
New tutorials added every month
A library of hundreds of hours of training for photographers and retouchers at every level
―
Use code PRO26 for a discount on your first month of PHLEARN PRO
―
Follow PHLEARN:
Instagram: / phlearn
Facebook: / phlearn
Twitter: / phlearn
#Photography #StudioLighting #Softbox
Auf dieser Seite können Sie das Online-Video Softboxes Vs Umbrellas - A Phlearn Video Tutorial mit der Dauer stunde minuten sekunde in guter Qualität ansehen, das der Benutzer PHLEARN 26 Februar 2013 hochgeladen hat, den Link mit Freunden und Bekannten teilen, dieses Video wurde auf Youtube bereits 282,699 Mal angesehen und es wurde von 2.7 tausend den Zuschauern gefallen. Viel Spaß beim Betrachtenden Zuschauern gefallen!