Rectangular is a much better bet for product shots, most of the time. Octa boxes can overhang the front too much, and although that can be dealt with by getting the softbox at the right angle, there isn't a lot of point in having to solve a problem that shouldn't exist in the first place.Thanks guys.
It will mostly be used for products so a square/rectangular one will be better I think. I still haven't 100% decided whether to go for softbox or stripbox. Ideally I'd like both, but can't justify spending £200 for that at the moment.
I will have a think about it and probably will go for the Lencarta one. Too bad they don't have smaller stripboxes as well.
Well, I see that you've put your name down for my product lighting workshop, so it might make sense to hold back on your purchase until you've seen my own approach. I always find that I get ideas from the way that other people do things.That was my thinking. As I will be only buying one of those modifiiers at the moment, I think the second softbox will give greater flexibility. I can always flag parts of softbox to reduce the size of the light, while it will be much more dificult to make a stripbox look bigger if needed to.
Sooner or later I will also add a stripbox to my collection but at the moment I can only pick one of the two modifiers.
Yes, I have, but I'm still unsure whether I'll be able to attend. As much as I would love to go it is a 4.5 hour drive each way which is not a massive problem but being away for a full day might be.Well, I see that you've put your name down for my product lighting workshop, so it might make sense to hold back on your purchase until you've seen my own approach. I always find that I get ideas from the way that other people do things.
It isn't about size, it's about relative size. The smaller softbox on the left is not only smaller but further away, so produces much harder light than the larger and closer softbox overhead. Actually I'm not too sure of the point of that overhead softbox anyway... it does seem to be tilting forward a bit, but it would need to tilt forward rather more to stop producing soft light and just produce a backlight...In a situation like this what are the advantages of small vs medium softbox used for sidelighting?
This is the view from camera. Top light is large softbox on boom arm, right is a bounce card, left is another studio strobe with small (60x60) or medium (60x90) softbox. What would be your choice of a modifier (small vs medium softbox) for that situation.
Am I right thinking that small softbox would create harder light (than a larger one)? However both softboxes are big in relation to the subject, so will it matter that much?
I'll be looking for 60 x 90 cm (or so) foldable softbox. I like Lencarta's Profold ones (I have 100 x 100) but they are a £100 each. Is there anything cheaper but still good quality out there?