Softboxes Vs Umbrellas - A Phlearn Video Tutorial

Published: 26 February 2013
on channel: PHLEARN

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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

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