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Most soft boxes from Chimera, Photoflex, etc make boxes in both a flush-face and recessed face versions. Look up Chimera Super Pro plus and you will see photos of the recessed face. Basically the front face of the soft box has a 2-inch or so lip around it, that has velcro attachment points. This way you can add a fabric grid when desired. Quality of light remains the same, but its more focused. I use them nearly all the time on location because typically I want the light reaching only the subject, not everything in the scene. But there are also times when I am using a huge source like Elinchrom 74" octabank, and I nearly always flag it from the background by simply leaning a 4x8 sheet of foam core against the back edge of the octabank. There is no exact science to it, but rather just position it so light is not spilling. Moving to block spill, yet not be in the frame.
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