----- Original Message ----- From: "Brendan"
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?
Absolutely, they excell at that, and the quality of the light can be very good.
I have, however, come to prefer reflected light from an umbrella.
I suspect it has something to do with the umbrella being a 3 dimensional light source, as opposed to the flat lighting from a soft box.
Ribless umbrellas are nicer still, since the structure of the reflector isn't as obvious in the catchlights.
Somewhere around the house, I have both a 60" umbrella and a 60" Moonlight softbox. I've never done a direct comparison.
I should do that at some point.
William Robb
