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Originally Posted by chalkie7
If as you suggest I use a single light source, would I be better going for a barndoor and grid, as opposed to a soft-box approach?
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I prefer softboxes over the harsher direct light. I like the quick falloff of a double diffused softbox, especially if bounce can be controlled, like
here and
here (note: nudity on those links). The first shot is actually a AB ringflash mounted overhead as a circular softbox ala Octabox. The second is a large softbox at camera left and a masked strobe hitting the background from above.
That's just my take on it, though, and I've seen well executed shots done with direct strobes.