The Flash Book

Get a Tighter Focus and More Drama by Using Grids

Anytime you use a softbox, no matter what the shape, your light is going to spread quite a bit once it leaves the softbox. For example, with a big ol’ softbox, it will spill right past your subject to also light up your background (which can be a good thing, especially if you’re only using one light and need some light on the background). But, what if you want a very defined, focused amount of light that doesn’t spill onto other parts of the image area? Well, you could go with the strip bank softbox we just looked at on the previous page, which gives you a tall, thinner beam of light than a big, ...