Explore the differences between shooting with an umbrella versus a softbox.
Author: RC Concepcion
Rafael Concepcion (RC) is an education and curriculum developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, and the co-host of Layers TV - The How To Podcast For Everything Adobe. An Adobe Certified Instructor in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Lightroom, RC has over 10 years in the I.T. and ecommerce industries and spends his days developing content for all applications in the Adobe Creative Suite. RC has held training seminars in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America, and recently combined his photographic and web experience to teach with famed wildlife photographer Moose Peterson at the "You Can Do It Too" workshops in Mammoth, CA and at the Voices That Matter Web Conference in San Francisco, CA. RC also writes columns for Layers and Photoshop User magazines.
Thank you for a great demonstration. I’ve previously avoided umbrellas in favor of softboxes equipped with eggcrate due to concerns about light spill but this video really helped explain the benefits of umbrellas and differences between the two tools.
Largest light I know is the sun, wouldn’t exactly call it a soft light though. Still very interesting topic and I shall certainly try to put what I’ve learned to good use in the future. Thanks Jean-Francois O’Kane