Slanted Lens is the real deal when it comes to tutorial videos. Something a lot of other channels don't cover, and JP covers in such a clear and efficient way. Love it.
I must admit to rarely using a regular strip box now days, though I do use 2 gridded strip boxes for hair lights. Generally, I find I either reach or an Octa, or diffused beauty dish (particularly the old Bowens 21" white). Of course, strip boxes are an essential bit of kit for any budding studio photographer and of course, the big advantage of a strip box over an octa is that due to the flat edges, you can having it slightly higher in a lower room, which can make a big difference.
Rock n roll keep it coming. Thanks for the inspiration. You have given me the belief I can maybe do this on UA-cam. So I’m learning from you. Every day I upload another song. Lol it’s keeping me busy. Thank you. I’ll be back for your next video.
The Slanted Lens hey I’m so honoured you replied. Cool mate. I appreciate it. I have a chat show on my channel. The Martyn Lucas Chat. Show. Think of me as a late night chat show host. 100% live. Great guests and live music. It brings the guest to a whole new audience. Love to have you on. You come in with video and live zoom call. My audience would love you. martynlucas.com
OMG! Great tip on how to pull the rods out of the mount. I've been pulling the rods from the other end all this time because from the mount was so difficult. Lol.
Thanks for the information. I have octoboxes that fold up like an umbrella. I bought a 7 foot octbox but I did not realize it did not fold up because I wasn't paying attention. All my other ones folded up. I thought they all did. Now, I just leave it put together and hang it on the ceiling out of the way. It was a little disappointing and I have only used it a few times. But I will try to use it more. Also, I looked through your videos and 7 years ago you did a shoot with grids, but it was on reflectors. All my softboxes came with grids. When would you use these in portrait photography or you don't and they are more for special effects like the neo-noir shots you did 7 years ago.
Always straight to the point. Very informative. Illustrative examples. One question. Did you use the SAME strobe power for all the soft boxes of the different sizes? Thanks a lot, Jay.
...You do make the learning easy with your style and production. Yet whenever I open the current tutorial etc., I've got have those tissues ready for the clips including the "give-aways". TSL has really got some serious gear. However, here in Canada...need I go on, sob sob? BTW, nice to notice the consistent film set habits for the pro and amateur: white mark for the model, tennis balls etc. all the common sense stuff that is just as practical for home studio. The best modest soft boxes I could get happen to be octagon. Not much difference to my non DOP eyes. Thanks JPM, I'll click now.
It's hard for me to understand everything because I don't speak so much English. I am starting gastronomic and product photography (somethimes portrait) I have a 20x90cm stripbox for a very controlled light and I don't know if I should buy an 80x100cm softbox or an 80x120cm softbox, is it always advisable to buy a larger one to improve the quality of the light? my studio is small. Thank you very much for teaching.
Larger boxes give you softer light. But space is a consideration. Personally if you are going to photograph people I would choose and octo-gon because of the nicer highlight in the eye.
Really nice tutorial! Can you help me choose the biggest size i can use with a godox ad200pro? I was told that smaller flashes cant fill up all softboxes but still don’t understand this and don’t know what to get. I do know I need the biggest one I can get for my light. Thanks!
What if you're like me and you don't want to or can't afford to spend on expensive studio strobes? I have a pair of speedlights instead. What is the largest size softbox you would use with either a single speedlight or a pair together? Currently I have a 30 inch square softbox and a 36 inch shoot-through umbrella.
You can send a speedlight through any size of softbox. You just need a stand to hold it and you also loose a lot of power. Speedlights don't have a lot of power.
Hey did you try litra studio with one of theose big soft boxes? Does it get the job done? I am looking to buy litra studio because its very versatile. Suggestions please.
Slanted Lens is the real deal when it comes to tutorial videos. Something a lot of other channels don't cover, and JP covers in such a clear and efficient way. Love it.
I appreciate that! That is our approach, to educate!
Mate you are a natural presenter/speaker.
Thank you, I appreciate that!
I must admit to rarely using a regular strip box now days, though I do use 2 gridded strip boxes for hair lights. Generally, I find I either reach or an Octa, or diffused beauty dish (particularly the old Bowens 21" white).
Of course, strip boxes are an essential bit of kit for any budding studio photographer and of course, the big advantage of a strip box over an octa is that due to the flat edges, you can having it slightly higher in a lower room, which can make a big difference.
Great points. Thanks for sharing your thoughts Michael!
Rock n roll keep it coming. Thanks for the inspiration. You have given me the belief I can maybe do this on UA-cam. So I’m learning from you. Every day I upload another song.
Lol it’s keeping me busy. Thank you. I’ll be back for your next video.
That's great! You can do it!
The Slanted Lens hey I’m so honoured you replied. Cool mate. I appreciate it. I have a chat show on my channel. The Martyn Lucas Chat. Show. Think of me as a late night chat show host. 100% live. Great guests and live music. It brings the guest to a whole new audience. Love to have you on. You come in with video and live zoom call. My audience would love you. martynlucas.com
Very informative - to really see the difference. But I really miss seeing the difference between deep and shallow softboxes!
That would be another great comparison. Next time!
i can`t believe that i can watch it free :)
Glad you found it worthwhile!
OMG! Great tip on how to pull the rods out of the mount. I've been pulling the rods from the other end all this time because from the mount was so difficult. Lol.
Glad it helped! It just takes a little practice!
Thanks for the information. I have octoboxes that fold up like an umbrella. I bought a 7 foot octbox but I did not realize it did not fold up because I wasn't paying attention. All my other ones folded up. I thought they all did. Now, I just leave it put together and hang it on the ceiling out of the way. It was a little disappointing and I have only used it a few times. But I will try to use it more. Also, I looked through your videos and 7 years ago you did a shoot with grids, but it was on reflectors. All my softboxes came with grids. When would you use these in portrait photography or you don't and they are more for special effects like the neo-noir shots you did 7 years ago.
We use the grids often. They are great for keeping the light more isolated on your talent and not affecting the background.
Thanks a lot! You're always inspirative...
My pleasure! Hope you learned some good stuff!
@@TheSlantedLens I always do and I gladly recommend your videos to my fellow photographers in Croatia.
Always straight to the point. Very informative. Illustrative examples. One question. Did you use the SAME strobe power for all the soft boxes of the different sizes? Thanks a lot, Jay.
Yes, we used the same strobe power for all of the boxes. I did adjust the aperture 1/2 stop to compensate for the brighter silver lined boxes.
...You do make the learning easy with your style and production. Yet whenever I open the current tutorial etc., I've got have those tissues ready for the clips including the "give-aways". TSL has really got some serious gear. However, here in Canada...need I go on, sob sob? BTW, nice to notice the consistent film set habits for the pro and amateur: white mark for the model, tennis balls etc. all the common sense stuff that is just as practical for home studio. The best modest soft boxes I could get happen to be octagon. Not much difference to my non DOP eyes. Thanks JPM, I'll click now.
Thanks for your comment Frank! We love Canada!!!
man you're awesome great info
Glad you think so! Thanks for the compliment!
Not as good as when he jumps out of bushes or that one where he was inside a fridge, though :D
Your videos are so good!!! I’m hooked!
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Thanks for the info!
Keep up the good work!
Thanks, will do! Appreciate your support!
It's hard for me to understand everything because I don't speak so much English. I am starting gastronomic and product photography (somethimes portrait) I have a 20x90cm stripbox for a very controlled light and I don't know if I should buy an 80x100cm softbox or an 80x120cm softbox, is it always advisable to buy a larger one to improve the quality of the light? my studio is small. Thank you very much for teaching.
Larger boxes give you softer light. But space is a consideration. Personally if you are going to photograph people I would choose and octo-gon because of the nicer highlight in the eye.
Really nice tutorial! Can you help me choose the biggest size i can use with a godox ad200pro? I was told that smaller flashes cant fill up all softboxes but still don’t understand this and don’t know what to get. I do know I need the biggest one I can get for my light. Thanks!
Small flashes will fill a large box, you just loose power. A medium size box should work great with the Godox.
Great stuff!
Glad you think so! Thanks for watching!
What if you're like me and you don't want to or can't afford to spend on expensive studio strobes? I have a pair of speedlights instead. What is the largest size softbox you would use with either a single speedlight or a pair together? Currently I have a 30 inch square softbox and a 36 inch shoot-through umbrella.
You can send a speedlight through any size of softbox. You just need a stand to hold it and you also loose a lot of power. Speedlights don't have a lot of power.
Great Job! Thank you so much!
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!
Hey did you try litra studio with one of theose big soft boxes? Does it get the job done? I am looking to buy litra studio because its very versatile. Suggestions please.
With LitraStudio you will have to come up with a bracket to adapt the softbox to the LitraStudio lights. It has plenty of power to make that work.
Thank you so much sir...
Most welcome. Glad you found it worthwhile!
fyi The amazon links are all for the same softbox
Thanks for that. I will check on it.
I say ,,the bigger - the better ! :))
Yeah, that 4x6' creates some beautiful light!
Your audio is VERY low on this video, FYI. Great content as always, though.
Noted! Sounds great on my computer. But I tend to have the volume lower.
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Thanks for watching Bassem! Appreciate your support!