DIY: Softbox

A Softbox is used to create soft diffused light by directing light through a white diffusing material. Photographers choose to use a softbox because it help to create a nice soft even light on a given object.

A Softbox can generally run you some serious coin, but with the help of this DIY project you can build your own to help you achieve that professional look next time you need to shoot something small.

The purpose of this project is twofold. First it allows for the testing of a new idea for mounting a DIY softbox to a light stand and secondly it lets me answer a question in the comments on my previous Large DIY Softbox about the best type of lining material to use when ‘doing it yourself’.

[Link to DIY: Softbox]

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