jzucker wrote: ...The classic portrait photographers used window light. Go take some measurements of window light at the edge of the window, 1 foot before the window, right at the edge, one foot into the window, in the center, etc. It won\'t be the same reading at all positions. *THAT* is what a big softbox should do (for portraits at least).
The \"classic\" portrait photographers went to great lengths to ensure even light across the window, up to and including having specially-built studios with windows only on the north side, and with no overhangs or other obstructions within the light-lines leading to those windows.
They used curtains, flags, and scrims for shaping the light if and when desired.
May 04, 2013 at 01:33 PM
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