Softbox correct distance to subject

Softbox correct distance to the subject

Daniel answers a very common question. How far away should we place our softbox?

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[miycalr]

I like a 48 inch softbox. Finally someone who talks in plain English and you do not feel stupid. Good job here.

[mikesmith]

Wow, after watching more tutorials than I'd like to admit I've finally found one that explains very clearly how the shape can be important for the result. Thank you for sharing your knowledge 🙂👌

[mhcb]

Agree. Someone else on You Tube suggested that you can get the same quality of light from any size soft box, "if" you place the given soft box the distance from the subject equal to its longest side. Appreciate you corroborating this advice in your video.

[steveshellenberger-letsmak]

I just learned something new about softboxes and their use and that made my day. Thank you for sharing this great information, Daniel. Well done!

[fathampeak]

Thank you! Very helpful, concise information and now I'm interested in what size strobe/speedlight to use in each different softbox, thank you!

[gregarious_one]

Never had this explained this way, and it should be (with distances)! Thanks!

[BTcycle]

Very informative and great tips with the softbox sizes. Now I know how to use them correctly.

[toddlower]

Thanks for the explanation. That makes things much clearer.

[josephchan]

Awesome instruction. Good refresher course. Thanks.

[michaelhull]

I found with a stripbox, you can flag it easily, and make it a smaller source.
...and it's hard to beat a 3ft octo for general purpose/multi-use.

Also, I go with the subjects "Arms length" distance for a starting position. I just have them reach out.
Then comes the feathering, etc...

Concise as always Daniel.

[hawg]

The Daniel Norton school of mathematics ;-) Learned some useful info on the strip boxes.  I have noticed that some manufacturers will call a certain light a Parabolic light source then I saw a video by Karl Taylor over in the UK who uses Broncolor lights what a TRUE Parabolic light actually is, I did not know that the light actually moved within the umbrella to have different focus points on the subject. Good video.

[timgreen]

Many thanks for concisely covering this topic in such a clear and easy to follow manner.

[brokenoutline]

Truly enjoy the channel thanks for all the work and knowledge you are putting out there. So helpful Daniel.

[jeffereyjimenez]

Very informative and succinct presentation of softbox differences. This is one of your best.

[okeefest]

Great presentation. Soft box size is one element of the equation. What about soft box depth? How does that affect the light? Why would you choose a shallow vs regular vs deep?

[georgs]

Great advice as usual - thanks for sharing your knowledge with the rest of the world.
My favorite softbox is a small Chimera Maxi (1720, 16x22) - I've shot a ton of images on location with it (fast newspaper-stuff).
Most of the time with a Nikon SB800 in it, controlled by a SU800 transmitter.

[dougmclaughlin]

Good info I have seen in other lighting tip videos. Thanks!!!

[yungbio]

Great video Daniel. Thanks for sharing.

[GTOAJ]

Handy to know information about placement of them, I have a 2x3 Chimera and two smaller ones.Thanks Daniel and Kaydence 😎👍🇨🇦

[AdrianBacon]

This is great. If I'm in my studio, I usually use a super huge fill and a 12x16 or 18 inch octa for my key and shove it in there as close as I can as I don't care as much about the fall off as I use the fill for legibility in the shadows. If I'm out on location or only have one light, it's 36 inch octa about 3 feet away all day long.