SOFTBOXES - What to Look for & What to AVOID 

Thank you Ed for the helpful and informative video! Good luck!

Ed, I am late to the. Party, in my advance age of being in My 80's - As My Mobility has declined My love for Photography remains strong. Thus I have put together a small Studio about 8 ft x 16 ft or so that I can still navigate around in with the aid of a Wheel Chair, and Spouses helping set up gear. I have intensily watched Your Video's, and enjoyed them very much. And really learned a lot from You Young Man. I enjoy your detailed explanations, and unbiased opinion on gear. There are so many things to learn, and I like the fact that You explain in details small things like where to place the Speedlight in relation for exampel in a shoot thru umbrella. I spent lots of time trying ot find how far from the center, etc. and from You learned the edge of the umbrella, and for example the 45 degree angles rules, etc. So many big Thank You's to You from a very old man of age 83. You have enhanced my Photography experiences, and knowledge. Thank You.

Really useful. Thanks Ed.

Thanks for making this video. It is very helpful for me.

People need to avoid parabolic softboxes, they are exoensive, cumbersome to use and they are a con. The only thing that matters is the evenness of light when it emerges and the shape of the box (round, rectangular etc). It doesn't matter what goes on inside the lightbox, it can be 10 feet deep or absolutely flat, the results are the same. Yet people talk in the vaguest subjective terms about how good they are without being able to explain why they are special. Such is the triumph of marketing!

You just answered all my questions in my head!! Thank you!! I have a small room and low ceiling and doing drum covers. I just mounted my small softbox up to the ceiling so it’s an overhead softbox. I tried the bigger one but it taking up much space.

Thank you! i Big help! i love watching your videos!

Well Ed this video is spot on. Basic rules and thoughts, best one on the subject. Way to go, and good to see you ;-) !

thank you

Love this guys wisdom and delivery

Very informative! Thank you!

Thank you Mr. Verosky. I have learned much about soft box lighting from your video, SOFTBOXES - What to Look for & What to AVOID. What if I want to record a movement video from head to toe, where the person is moving within six to eight feet? Two 2' soft boxes probably not be enough light? Would stage lighting be better? ap

Thank you for this!

hey Ed, thanks for the video.Though its late for me. however it seems like I already took care of the points you have mentioned. If I may suggest topic for next video.Using color gels creatively for portrait photography keeping the softbox light without any color gel.

Thanks for the video Ed! I have shoot coming up and require a softbox and your tips are very useful for me to pick out a softbox suitable for me. I really appreciate it!

What a guide!Thank you for making this video!

Very helpful!! Thanks

Thank you for the video🙏 how can I know from the description of the softbox if it's compatible with my key light?

Thank you so much for this.

Going through all my gear and the Apollo is cumbersome ... the speedlite goes inside...kind of a pain. Loved your video on S type mounts and bought one to protect my expensive speedlight..of course now I want to hang a box on that Bowens mount...gear is soooo seductive!

Grest advice, thank you

Awesome video thanks man!!!!

Also consider the mount. Some use umbrellas only, other fit only Bowens, Elincrom Profoto etc. And how much effort to assemble / disassemble - not as important for the Studio...

Rectangular catchlghts were good enough for Vermeer,windows are rectangles , therefore I am happy for in situ portrait catchlights to be rectangles,if shooting outdoors then an octabox is the go to modifier.

Does the depth of the softbox matter? For example, a shallower 36" octagonal softbox vs a deeper one.

I want to shoot video for youtube and I feel like i need this thing... Hope it works same for video. You were talking bout photography.

Thank you so much for this beautiful video

Hi Ed, I have a question already for a long time and probably you are able to help me. Most models are good looking girls/women with nice skin. But I have lots of friend who are a bit older: 50-60 years old, and of course their skin shows signs of life, lots of wrinckels. What's the best lighting set up for such a lady that already minimise their wrinckels, so that I don't have that much work in post? I hope you can help me with that.

As you wear glasses, I would have thought you might have covered advice regarding lighting on that subject.

I'm looking to use a speed light as my lighting, so I just got a good deal on a S mount and stand. The next step is a softbox, thanks for your input, is distance a key factor in lighting quality? I have a small space so I'm pondering getting an off camera flash cable instead of a transmitter, just wondering if I should aim at more than 5-6 feet of distance from the subject. Thanks.

thanks

For those starting out which one would you recommend?

Thank you Jeff Goldblum!

Very good information. Really helpful as I prepare to buy my first soft box. Would a speedlight work adequately in a 36x36 inch soft box? Or would a 36 inch soft box need a strobe?

Very useful video , I learned lot from it, looking forward more videos like this keep it up good work, R.manohar , india,chennai

Thank you Ed Verosky ..... Wow, this was quite interesting and helpful. I just purchased my first softboxes a month or two back. I would have made a different purchase had i seen this video first. Question: Do you have a similar video to this one that looks at the different types of flashes and what to look for and avoid with respect to them?

Hey Ed thanks for a video which have a lot important informations for the beginner. Please suggest me what size and a shapeof softbox i have to buy. As a beginner. I have a small room and ceiling hight is 10'. Room size is 10'×12'. Actual usable area is available is 6' × 8'.

I made that mistake I like the portable umbrella style apollo series but they are a hassle to setup with offset arms ,

Wow! Love the way you cover ALL the bases in less than 8 minutes. Thank you so much!

nice tips. what do you think about ads085s for ad400pro, compared to ez glow very expensive to deliver to belgium due to taxes,... i would like to buy one but try to avoid all inner baffle which look time consuming to attach, conflicting between rebouncing silver on gold surface,... and hard to close the softbox with inner baffle.

Has been a while.. I made a modifyer for my small softbox.. to extend the edge (short snoot) to better feather away from my background.. Always good content stay safe

learned a lot

Great video Ed - lucidly explained. So would you say a 2ft softbox is good enough for facial or half body shots? And a 4ft softbox is better for full body? So when would I use a strip box?

ED, where did you get your mannequin? I am starting to get into portrait and creative lighting and looking for a good mannequin to practice with. Looking for full body but mostly one that is flexible in the arms and head for more waist up photos. thanks

Can I use 90cm octabox with godox V1?

Can I know .Is godox 80cm soft box only comes to attach the flash inside the soft box .Please Im on a big problem 😢

Excellent points Ed. Thanks

Can you pls. reply, why many YT creators use parabolic 35-36" For mainly their videos shooting? We have 36" Octabox also with less depth, Then why parabolic?

When did Jeff Goldbloom start doing photography?

Approximately how high the box should be compared to the model’s head?

I heard you, but my question is, if I’m taking a picture of a family can I use a small soft box and get good coverage of the entire family?

What's a dip dish soft box and purpose?

compare R 6 with Pentax K1

Nice

Actually I was hoping to learn more about the actual light source (within the box) - type of light (CFL, LED, Incandescent, etc - the wattage and the Kelvin scale. As far as the box itself.......a box is a box pretty much.

You missed the importance of the softness ox having a lip instead of being flush with the front edge,

I'm getting some Jeff Goldblum vibes :)

Has anyone ever compared you to jeff goldbloom?? You sound just like him and look like you could be his brother lol

I thought this was a sex topic. Never mind.

No, yess,maybe for you ....🤣😂 💩 Info , delete this video as you don't say nothing concrete !

Brilliant content always Ed, many thanks for the tips. Really appreciate🙏