Everything about Softbox
Photographic lighting device
A softbox is a type of lighting modifier used in photography and videography. It belongs to the group of devices designed to produce soft light. All the various soft light types create even and diffused light by transmitting light through some scattering material, or by reflecting light off a second surface to diffuse the light. One of the best-known forms of reflective source is the umbrella light, where the light from the bulb is "bounced" off the inside of a metalized umbrella to create an indirect "soft" light. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: SoftboxA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Softbox Lighting Techniques for Professional PhotographersThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: SoftBox: A Customizable, Low-Latency, and Scalable 5G Core Network ArchitectureCited 42 times
- Go sideways: Reflector (photography)A closely related topic
- Go sideways: Diffuser (optics)A closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A photographic lighting device consisting of a bulb with reflective back and side walls and a diffusing material at the front.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
SoftBox: A Customizable, Low-Latency, and Scalable 5G Core Network Architecture
A Novel Paraflash-Softbox Setup for Standardized Anterior and Posterior Intraoral Photography
Effects of Light Intensity and Color from Softbox Light Sources on 3D Facial Measurements Using a Structured-Light 3D Facial Scanner
📚 Books worth reading
Softbox Lighting Techniques for Professional PhotographersStephen A. Dantzig · 2007- 📕Softbox Lighting TechniquesStephen A. Dantzig · 2007
- 📕Instructions for Making a Softbox : Learn How to Dramatically Improve Your PhotosMarshall Cureau · 2021
Christopher Grey's advanced lighting techniquesChristopher Grey · 2010
Das richtige Behandeln des Fotostudios der Sfg-Ravensburg.Andreas Bohnenstengel · 2006
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