{"id":33734,"date":"2016-01-20T01:26:20","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T05:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/?p=33734"},"modified":"2017-11-08T06:54:38","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T10:54:38","slug":"using-a-gridded-stripbox-as-the-main-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/using-a-gridded-stripbox-as-the-main-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Using a gridded stripbox as the main light"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Using a gridded stripbox as the main light<\/h1>\n

As I show in the video clip how to use gridded strip boxes as the main light<\/a>,\u00a0I love how I can\u00a0flexibly shape the light falling on and around my subject. Specifically in the studio, I mostly use the large gridded Profoto\u00a01\u2019x6\u00a0strip-box<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0(B&H<\/em><\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Amazon<\/em><\/a>). It is simultaneously capable of dramatic light and soft light. Or an interesting combination of that.\u00a0More than that, I can vary the interplay between light and shade, by how I swing the softbox around, or rotate it. I often do this while shooting so that I continuously get light & shade that varies. A great\u00a0example would be with these\u00a0dramatic portraits of kids<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As I shoot, and check the camera’s preview, I can change the way the stripbox is rotated on its axis, or rotated on the light-stand’s axis … or just swung around in an arc around my subject.\u00a0This behind-the-scenes photo was taken by Claudia, and will better\u00a0illustrate exactly what it is I do with the gridded stripbox. It is on caster wheels, so it easily moves around with just a light push and pull on the edge.<\/p>\n

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Camera gear (or equivalents), and lighting gear used<\/h2>\n

The light was from a\u00a0single\u00a0Profoto D1 studio flash (500 Ws)<\/a>\u00a0(B&H<\/em><\/a> \/ Amazon<\/em><\/a>), with a\u00a0Profoto\u00a01\u2019x6\u2019 gridded strip-box<\/a> \u00a0(B&H<\/em><\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Amazon<\/em><\/a>). I love how I can scallop the light, and either have some of the light fall on the wall … or not. The long shape of the softbox, as well as the grid on the softbox, create\u00a0a unique light fall-off \u2013\u00a0giving soft, but dramatic light.<\/p>\n