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02/22/2013 01:26:42 PM · #1 |
im looking for a softbox that i can have an assistant hold or maybe even hold myself for use in outdoors so i'd prefer it to be somewhat durable and not too large but large enough to be effective.
im also looking for a good fairly inexpensive large reflector holder that will attach to a light stand. |
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02/22/2013 02:45:49 PM · #2 |
I picked up one of these a couple of days ago. Haven't used it yet, but the build is very robust and it sets up very easily too.
Photoflex Octodome NXT
I have had one of these for a while. It is very well built and works great.
Photoflex Disk Holder
Both come with nice metal hardware- no flimsy plastic stuff.
ETA: The Octodome is small enough to hold up with one hand if you want to. I'm actually looking into rigging it up with a handle to do just that for event shooting.
Message edited by author 2013-02-22 14:47:37. |
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02/22/2013 03:02:08 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by Brent_S:
ETA: The Octodome is small enough to hold up with one hand if you want to. I'm actually looking into rigging it up with a handle to do just that for event shooting. |
that's actually a good idea the days the model doesn't bring a bodyguard to put to work... |
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02/22/2013 09:22:54 PM · #4 |
| Check out the Apollo's from Westcott. A few different sizes. In your situation, I'd attach it to my monopod and use it as a VAB, either held by me or an assistant. Then either use a timer if you're holding it yourself or better yet a remote trigger. |
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02/23/2013 11:24:57 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by mike_311:
im looking for a softbox that i can have an assistant hold or maybe even hold myself for use in outdoors so i'd prefer it to be somewhat durable and not too large but large enough to be effective. |
I'm wondering if one of those Asian fold-out paper lanterns/lampshades might not work as a cheap diffuser. |
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02/23/2013 12:00:13 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by mike_311:
im looking for a softbox that i can have an assistant hold or maybe even hold myself for use in outdoors so i'd prefer it to be somewhat durable and not too large but large enough to be effective. |
I'm wondering if one of those Asian fold-out paper lanterns/lampshades might not work as a cheap diffuser. |
I don't see why not, I sometimes use an acrylic dome light cover attached to my strobe. |
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02/24/2013 11:54:28 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by mike_311:
im looking for a softbox that i can have an assistant hold or maybe even hold myself for use in outdoors so i'd prefer it to be somewhat durable and not too large but large enough to be effective. |
I'm wondering if one of those Asian fold-out paper lanterns/lampshades might not work as a cheap diffuser. |
Yes, but they have nothing like the look of a softbox since they project light in 360 degrees. That's not to say they aren't cool to use. I've screwed around with my roommate's and it works pretty well. The ones with designs on them are sorta cool and function like a cuculoris.
Strobist has also employed them. |
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02/24/2013 12:05:31 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by spiritualspatula:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by mike_311:
im looking for a softbox that i can have an assistant hold or maybe even hold myself for use in outdoors so i'd prefer it to be somewhat durable and not too large but large enough to be effective. |
I'm wondering if one of those Asian fold-out paper lanterns/lampshades might not work as a cheap diffuser. |
Yes, but they have nothing like the look of a softbox since they project light in 360 degrees. That's not to say they aren't cool to use. I've screwed around with my roommate's and it works pretty well. The ones with designs on them are sorta cool and function like a cuculoris.
Strobist has also employed them. |
Excellent example in that link -- thanks! As the author says, hard to go wrong trying it out for less than $10 ... interesting idea using a patterned one -- should be possible to paste some custom cutouts onto a blank one too ...
ETA: my vocabulary is now a few words larger after I had to go look up cuculoris (FWIW it is not in the Merrriam-Webster online dictionary, but is hopefully headed for the radio show Says You) ... :-)
actually I've used the technique (or maybe it was a gobo) a couple of times here, though once it got me a DQ ... :-(
Message edited by author 2013-02-24 12:20:15. |
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02/24/2013 01:34:59 PM · #9 |
it sure gives a cool effect, of course im sure to get a talk from the site owners or local authorities rigging it up :)
on a side note that would probably work great in a large venue when you can bounce your flash off a ceiling... |
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02/24/2013 04:33:07 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
ETA: my vocabulary is now a few words larger after I had to go look up cuculoris (FWIW it is not in the Merrriam-Webster online dictionary, but is hopefully headed for the radio show Says You) ... :-)
actually I've used the technique (or maybe it was a gobo) a couple of times here, though once it got me a DQ ... :-( |
Yeah... you'll probably hear them called a cookie more often, but I thought everybody would get more confused if I said cookie instead of the proper word. :)
Originally posted by mike_311:
it sure gives a cool effect, of course im sure to get a talk from the site owners or local authorities rigging it up :)
on a side note that would probably work great in a large venue when you can bounce your flash off a ceiling... |
Yes and no. You gotta remember your subject to light distance and be mindful of the inverse square law. So, you either need to hoist it really high so that all of the subjects are appreciably the same distance away from the light or you need multiple lights or you need to use TTL to constantly be changing that power for you. You'll be pushing the edge for power with a speedlight though and burning through batteries like no tomorrow.
If I were to try it myself, I'd have a few of them set up, each on a different channel, and depending where I was shooting, I'd switch the channel on my transmitter. This assumes there are no other photographers around, of course, but it also limits the overall instrusiveness you'd have. |
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