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Deal: Vello Softbox Kit for Portable Flash for $34

September 14, 2018 By Eric Reagan

B&H has the large Vello Softbox Kit for portable flashes for $34.95 (reg. $77.95) as its Deal Zone deal today. Check it out here at B&H Photo.

Additionally, the medium Vello Softbox Kit is $29.95 (reg. $69.95); the Vello Octa Softbox Kit is $27.95 (reg. $59.95); and the Vello OctaSoft Quad Kit for $49.95 (reg. $129.95).

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Filed Under: Deals Tagged With: Lighting, Octabox, softbox, Vello

 

Deal: Westcott Mega JS Apollo 50″ Softbox for $79

October 19, 2016 By Eric Reagan

westcott-50-mega-js-apollo-softbox

B&H has the Westcott Recessed Mega JS 50″ Apollo softbox for $79.90 (reg. $169.90) as its Deal Zone deal for today only. Check it out while it lasts here at B&H Photo.

Filed Under: Deals Tagged With: deal, sale, softbox, westcott

Elinchrom Unveils Four New Litemotiv Softboxes

September 3, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Elinchrom Litemotiv Softboxes

Elinchrom has announced four new softboxes for its Litemotiv range. The new softboxes include:

  • Indirect Litemotiv Octa 190cm / 75”
  • Indirect Litemotiv Square 145cm x 145cm / 57” x 57”
  • Indirect Litemotiv  Recta 72cm x 175cm / 29” x 69”
  • Indirect Litemotiv Strip 33cm x 175cm / 13” x 69”

These Litemotiv softboxes are compatible with all Elinchrom flash heads, including Quadra heads with the Quadra Reflector Adapter MKII. Additionally, the softboxes will accept Profoto flash heads with the EL to Profoto adapter.

They range in price from $1169 to $1420. You can them, along with the new Elinchrom Litemotiv Parabolics here at B&H Photo.

Filed Under: Lighting Tagged With: elinchrom, Litemotive, softbox

Video: Lighting Modifier Comparison Test from Karl Taylor

January 26, 2014 By Eric Reagan

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Check out this informative video from photographer Karl Taylor as he compares various light modifiers with a single subject in his studio. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Learn, Lighting Tagged With: beauty dish, Learn, light modifier, Lighting, Parabolic Umbrella, softbox, strobes, studio

Homemade Soft Boxes

October 28, 2013 By Zach Matthews

5 completed softboxes

I recently decided that I wanted to take my food photography up to another level, and in order to really make that work, I needed some soft boxes to better diffuse light.

The problem was that all of the available soft boxes I could find cost upwards of $100 apiece (and I would certainly need at least two soft boxes to make my setup work). Since this was just a project for sharing amongst my friends, rather than for paying work, I couldn’t justify the expense. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Lighting Tagged With: diy, Lighting, softbox

Profoto Introduces New RFi Softboxes

November 14, 2012 By Eric Reagan

Profoto RFi softboxes are a new line of easy-to-use softboxes that are available in 12 different sizes across 4 models – rectangular, square, octagonal and strip.  The RFi softboxes are not limited to use with only Profoto strobes thanks to speedring adapters for at least 26 other brands. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Lighting Tagged With: Lighting, Profoto, RFi, softbox

Speedlight Gels and Softbox Grids with Joe McNally

August 24, 2012 By Eric Reagan

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Here’s a great video from Joe McNally and Adorama TV.  Joe’s working a Nikon D800 with the built-in flash as the commander flash, a Lastolite Ezybox softbox with grid and a red-gelled speedlight for a background light.

If you haven’t checked out Joe’s book, The Hot Shoe Diaries, there’s lots more of great speedlight info like this in there.

[via FStoppers]

Filed Under: Learn Tagged With: Ezybox, flash, grid, Joe McNally, lastolite, softbox, speedlight

DIY Softbox

March 27, 2008 By Eric Reagan

Last weekend, my wife asked me if I wanted to shoot her brother’s yearbook pictures.  I said, “Sure,” without really knowing what to expect.  She told me they would be less formal than a traditional high school’s yearbook photos because, in his home school group, it’s up to the parents to get the photos done and to the yearbook editors.  “Something nice in the backyard,” she said. Upon my arrival, however, the in-laws wanted a more traditional/formal shot for the yearbook.

Softboxes for $0.16

I don’t really have a great portrait setup, so my next question was, “Do you have a couple of shoeboxes?”  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Learn Tagged With: diy, photography, softbox

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