I personally prefer softboxes for control on individuals or couples and even up to 3 or 4 folks but larger groups (5 or more) I think a couple umbrellas would do the trick better since there is more spill from an umbrella than a softbox.
That being said, 120W/S strobes may not be powerful enough to put into a softbox. Again, this would depend on the proximity of the softbox/light to the subject and ISO setting. YMMV Cheers Dave Original Message: ----------------- From: Brendan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 13:33:45 -0500 (EST) To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Sot Box or Umbrella, which is better? William was it not you who said softboxes were better since you could control the direction of the light better nad have less spill? --- William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jens Bladt" > Subject: Re: Sot Box or Umbrella, which is better? > > > > Depends on what you want. Umbrellas give you > slightly "sharper" > > looking > > images - harder light - than soft boxes. > > My experience in the studio is exactly the opposite. > Softboxes hit > the subject with a "wall of light", which is very > harsh. > Umbrellas, by their nature, wrap the subject in much > softer light. > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .
