The bigger your light source, the softer the shadows, and when it comes to portrait photography, soft-edged shadows are more often than not the look that sells the shot. Softboxes don’t come much bigger than a 7-foot umbrella with a diffusing cover attached but using in such a large light modifier in a small home studio is quite a challenge.

In this video, photographer Gavin Hoey uses the 7’ Westcott umbrella to create three different looks. Starting with the goal of achieving a soft but evenly illuminated portrait, Gavin shares some helpful hints on the right way and the wrong way to use a softbox that’s as big as his subject.

Next Gavin changes the light position so it’s a large overhead light source and creates some beautifully lit portraits from a single flash. Finally, Gavin moves the 7’ softbox to the side to feather the light and give the large light source some controllable direction.

Timestamps and Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:12 The WRONG way to use a large softbox
2:20 The right way to make an evenly lit portrait
3:33 A large softbox for soft, flexible portrait lighting
4:23 Overhead lighting with a large softbox
6:31 Large, overhead softbox photo session
7:21 Feathering the light from a large softbox
8:34 Large, feathered softbox photo session
9:24 Conclusions and Subscribe

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