What is a soft box?

Lead: With the development of digital technology, digital technology has appeared among us. Soft box is photographic equipment. Can not be used alone, it belongs to the accessories of studio lights. The soft box is installed on the studio lamp, which gives out softer light and can eliminate spots and shadows in the photo when shooting.

What is a soft box? The soft box consists of reflective cloth, soft cloth, steel wire frame and bayonet.

Soft boxes have various structures. Conventional soft boxes are rectangular, like a bucket with a sealed bottom. Because of some functional differences, there are many other structures, such as octagon, umbrella, column, strip, honeycomb, quick-loading and so on. There are various specifications and sizes, as small as 40 cm and as large as 2 meters. There is also an ultra-small soft box specially equipped with an external flash, which is only a few centimeters in size.

The soft box is connected with the studio lamp through the bayonet, so the soft box has a variety of bayonet, which can adapt to different studio lamps. There is also a universal bayonet soft box, which can be used on any studio lamp. The universal bayonet can hold any lamp, but it must not be a one-to-one match. The soft box can be disassembled and folded, which is convenient for packaging and transportation. Open and prop up when using. Then it is installed in front of the studio lamp, so that the light emitted by the studio lamp can be transmitted from the soft light box.

function

The function of the flexible box is to soften the stiff light and make the light quality softer. Its principle is that it can spread through one or two layers on the basis of ordinary light source, so that the original light irradiation range becomes wider and becomes diffused light. Umbrella fast soft box uses soft box to produce even and soft light with good color saturation. Flexible boxes are mostly composed of reflective materials and soft light, which makes the light-emitting surface of flexible boxes larger and more uniform, with softer light and brighter colors. There are many kinds of soft boxes, including rectangular soft boxes, square soft boxes, octagonal soft boxes, cylindrical soft boxes, umbrella soft boxes and honeycomb soft boxes. No matter what shape it is, the effect is similar, and it is a gorgeous and soft color.

This kind of light is especially suitable for indoor portrait art photos and still life, which is conducive to expressing the texture and color of human skin, making the skin look very delicate, with a large illumination area, without forming a hard shadow edge behind edamame, and looks soft and comfortable. It is an indispensable accessory for the studio.