Softboxes.
Softboxes come in various sizes, from small to large, and the exact measure-
ments of those options varies from one brand to another. Every glamour and
portrait photographer’s tool box should include a medium (3x4-foot) softbox,
as a minimum. It is a size that not only collapses for easy travel but works at
almost every location, no matter how high the ceilings are.
The interiors of most softboxes are white or silver, but there are some on
the market with two gold panels and two silver panels. I feel that the latter are
90 LIGHTING FOR GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAPHY
I photographed Tess while working
with Cardo Jewlers in the U.S. Virgin
Islands. She was illuminated with a
Chimera Super Pro Plus, medium
softbox attached to a Hensel Integra
500 Pro Plus monolight, placed to
the camera right. Tess was placed in
open shade to avoid the harsh, mid-
day sunlight. Having the model look-
ing off-camera helps keep the
attention on the product being ad-
vertised (rather than on the model
herself). The final image was post-
processed in Adobe Photoshop using
Nik Software’s Dynamic Skin Softener
and Bleach Bypass filters. (CAMERA:
Canon EOS 5D fitted with a Canon
70–200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens. SET-
TINGS:200mm effective focal length,(^1) / 200 second shutter speed, f/8, white
balance at 6000K, ISO 200)