How to create three different types of light with only one soft box!

In today’s video I am going to show you how you can get three distinctive looks out of one softbox – a Elinchrom Rotalux Deep Octabox (100cm / 39”) https://amzn.to/3fRG5AH

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
02:23 Both Layers of Diffusion
03:00 1 Layer of Diffusion
03:43 No Diffusion / Deflector Disc
06:05 Test 2
06:47 Test 3
07:19 Conclusions

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Model: https://www.instagram.com/ericcifaldi/

This portrait was created with an Elinchrom Deep Octabox 100cm and a deflector disc
This portrait was created with an Elinchrom Deep Octabox 100cm and a deflector disc.

 

This portrait was created with an Elinchrom Deep Octabox 100cm
I removed the utter layer of diffusion on the Elinchrom 100cm Deep Octa to better match the hard light that was lighting the background.

 

With soft light coming from behind the model I lit him from the front with the Elinchrom 100cm Deep Octabox
With soft light coming from behind the model I lit him from the front with the Elinchrom 100cm Deep Octabox.

GRIP GEAR

Studio Titan America STA-06-200 Crank light stand

Camera Gear:

Canon EOS R5

Canon BG-R10

Canon RF 85mm F1.2 L USM

Lighting Gear:
Elinchrom ELC 500 Studio Monolight

Elinchrom Rotalux Deep Octabox (100cm / 39″

Elinchrom Deflector Set

Meter
Sekonic LiteMaster Pro L-478DR-U-EL Series Light Meter for Elinchrom EL Skyport System

Nanlite FS-300 AC LED Monolight

Elinchrom Rotalux Stripbox 35x90cm

This video was shot with a

Canon EOS R5

Canon BG-R10

Canon Cinema EOS C70

Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM Lens

Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 IS Macro STM

and lit with a

Nanlite Forza 720 LED Spot Light

Music: Evolution and Going Higher by Bensound http://bensound.com/

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