Laws of Light: Placing a Softbox

Laws of Light episode for you on how to best place and set your softbox to light exactly what you are focusing on.

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Jay P. Morgan has been working as a Commercial Photographer and Film Director in the Los Angeles area for more than 20 years developing an impressive list of clients from Paramount to McDonald's. Jay P.'s experience with elaborate set design and extensive lighting are key to the success of his illustrative work.

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[photozen]

Amazing how many hours and how much info you managed to squeeze into this 7 minute video..!!! only masters can do that...Thx.

[wydergerry]

I love how you combine lighting diagrams, footage of what you're doing, and results. It greatly helps to see everything side by side. Thank you for your videos!

[olakunleolafisoye]

Your model is beautiful and looks angelic with her sleepy eyes 😁. Very informative video, learnt a lot

[michaelv]

Thank you. You clearly show things about soft boxes that I really wanted to learn. Very informative and lucid.

[royandescartes]

model looks like she smoked a super hard joint before this video

[filmeyes]

The Slanted Lens- For those that want to keep their skills sharp or develop a more professional technique. This channel is in my top 3!

[pixiedixie]

" How the light see" or "How the reflector see" great concept, !!
Also what mood you want using specific reflector, very well explained .
I have now a clear idea what I need, thank you.

[muralikumargm]

Amazing explanation. Love the way you how you made it simple by adding the actual products and also the animation by the side.

[joshuasinghofficial]

this is definitely one of the best videos in youtube. straight to the point with practical examples.

[WolfQuantum]

Very good and well articulated video. I like how you talk about what the softbox "sees." A good way to put it. More, and more understandable, in seven minutes that a lot of guys do in triple that time.

[ilovephotography]

Once again, I'm most great full for your off camera lighting videos. You truly help me build a foundation of what it takes to understand how to light my subject.

[truthunleashed]

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[memorylanephotography]

Thank you not only for making this video but making a whole series of Laws of light. I was about to purchase Amazon lighting/studio setup for my product/portrait photography setup but I think I should watch this whole series before I spend anything on anything. P.S. You are an amazing teacher and after watching this clip just once I can teach all that to anyone. Thanks once again.

[articgoneape]

Purchased a softbox and haven't used this much. Doing a mini photoshoot with a friend's baby tomorrow and this video helped me tremendously! Saving this video for future reference!

[eviem]

I can’t help but laugh 🤣 I’m actually waiting for her to literally fall asleep and fall forward. Omg I’m sorry lol. I love your videos, JP. I learn a lot

[alexcortez]

What a timely upload! I'm about to do my second studio job this weekend (first one was disastrous). This is exactly the info I need. Thanks for your work, Jay!

[wardrealtors]

Thank you posting. Easy to understand and well presented.

[JadeSambrook]

This is hands down the best video Ive ever seen on the subject of using a softbox. Thank you for having made this easy to understand and very informative video that is very helpful to me.

[thatkansasgirl]

Very helpful! I was trying to figure out what I always had a dark background and it helped seeing why I needed a bigger soft box!

[simonelewis]

0:45 Place softbox horizontally for softer light + more fill.
1:06 Place vertically for harder, moodier lighting. Place at back/side (or combo of both) for even moodier lighting.
1:38 Feather light for really dramatic lighting, completey black background.
3:04 Interesting light setup to try.
4:04 This light setup narrows the area of coverage, creates vignette.
4:46 Large vs small softbox. Look at example; smaller = more contrast. Prefer this one.