Re: Soft boxes, any recommendations

[Gonz]

Paul Sorenson wrote:
Are your umbrellas white?  Have you tried shooting through them instead 
of using them as reflectors?


I can take the outer "skin" off.  It then becomes translucent so I can 
use them as a soft box of sorts.  To me it looks even harsher that way.

-P

William Robb wrote:


----- Original Message ----- From: "Gonz"
Subject: Soft boxes, any recommendations


I'm looking to get a couple of softboxes.  I have umbrellas and need 
something with a more diffused look.  Any experiences with particular 
brands or styles?  Sizes, shapes that are more useful?  Anything I 
should stay away from or watch out for?


Have you thought about larger umbrellas?
I haven't found soft boxes to be all that good for portraiture, though 
they are very good for product/ still life pictures.
I fought with a set of Moonlight softboxes for many years, a 36 inch 
and a 60 inch.
I find the light from them to be harder than from a 24 inch umbrella, 
using the same head as a light source.

William Robb