That's awesome, one of the best RUclipsrs out there (who has helped me a lot!!!) stopping by to comment on this video - which I think is the best one I've seen on the the subject.
First, it’s so refreshing to see another black photographer on RUclips, I honestly don’t see enough. Second, your education on this was excellent. I understood everything you said all the way through. Keep up the great work!
Umbrellas are great teachers. Back when Moses was still in his basket umbrellas were all most of us had. They were made out of cotton and were much sturdier than today’s. For very young people, below working age, I strongly recommend them as they are so affordable from pocket money etc. They are a fantastic starting point as it’s easier to seeing the impact from the get go. Great presentation skills, you really bring your viewer in as if you are talking to them one to one. No right or wrong, just openly explaining the impact of each modifier. All too often it feels like RUclipsrs need to shout at you, where you don’t. This is the first video I’ve seen of yours, but as I’ve subscribed it won’t be the last...even though I never shoot portraits.
You're a wonderful instructor. I say that as a teacher; I understand how difficult it is to take something this complex and lead the learner through it without either overwhelming or shortchanging them. Really beautiful and clear, no wasted tangents and the viewer takes away something solid to go on. Bravo!
WOW!! Great video! Thorough explanation! I’ve spent the last hour reading articles about this subject and then I found your video and I learned everything I needed in less than 15 minutes! Very informative- you’re a great teacher!
Well presented video Anthony. Umbrellas can be controlled but they don't offer as much control as a soft box does. With umbrellas you can. 1. shoot through 2. shoot reflective. 3. half cover the umbrella ( if you have a black cover with it) 4. half close the umbrella down for poor mans softbox. 5. choke the umbrella further on the shaft to control the spread.. it will change the shadow pattern and softness/hardness. Umbrellas often get a bad rep when actually they can be a very useful tool. Also I have to say it. Light does not wrap around it is simple the shadow side of your subject seeing part of the modifier/light
Im not new to using softbox nor umbrella, but i can tell you, the longer you use one over the other, the more mental bias you will have towards either one. When actual fact, both will produce good result, depending on the type of result that you looking for. This is a great video, simple, precise and practical. Nothing better than a refresh on basic topic that u have already known. Great job!👍
@eddyla00 I personally find the longer I use modifiers the more I know exactly which one to use for the task I have at hand. I just used an umbrella yesterday, still use softboxes all the time as well. Once you know their strengths and weaknesses, you can best determine when it makes sense to use one over the other. Appreciate your comment.
im not so big on commenting but had to show my appreciation. A great teacher, no messing just straight to the point, very calm no shouting and blubbering like other videos,
Thank you so much for your comment! I've tried to keep my videos that way because it was frustrating when I was learning to see vids where they babble on and on and have all the unnecessary fluff. I just want to deliver the content quick, to the point, no BS.
Nicely presented. I stopped using umbrellas for the most part due greatly to the inability to easily control the spill. Adding a grid to a large softbox is like having the best of both worlds, control and softness. The one thing you didn't mention was the specular highlight being square instead of round. It's a minor thing, but some people prefer round specular highlights in the eyes, which you won't get with a square or rectangular softbox.
There are ways to focus umbrellas more - partially collapsing them; placing your light further up the shaft so you use less of the umbrella's surface. There are also the umbrella modifiers (reflective and shoot-through) with diffusers like the Photek Softlighter and many others like it that provide basically the same amount of control called brolly boxes. There are reflective umbrellas that have a black backing that are obviously more effective. I use umbrellas (all manner of softboxes and beauty dishes, too) regularly and depending on the type of umbrella you use you can get a very focused light (think true parabolic umbrellas that are deeper than regular ones therefore much more focused, especially when used with the available diffusers). I need that mannequin bust, though lol. Bottom line is that both softboxes and umbrellas have their myriad uses.
Indeed Jason! I intended to keep this video basic mainly targeted to those that are just getting into lighting but yes, both umbrella's and softboxes can be used in a plethora of ways to get the light you're looking for. Thanks for watching my video, and thanks for your comment.
I love the time you take to explain and show example photos. When working with other photographers, i have noticed that a lot of them use the terms “soft” and “diffused” light interchangeably. I want to mention, that specularity and softness of light are two different things. Softness of a light is controlled by the size of the light relative to the size of the subject. Specularity (the hotspots that you mention) is controlled by the by either bouncing or using layers of diffusion. This will scatter the light. So it is possible to create soft and specular light source and a hard diffused as well. Another way of getting the most diffused light from your umbrella or softbox, is not pointing the modifier directly at you subjects. Instead point the modifier along the front of you subject. I think the terms get mixed up, because a lot of diffusing techniques, make the light source also bigger. Anyway, keep up the good work, brother 👌🏾
Yup, I have a video on my channel explaining the difference: ruclips.net/video/Ioq6-5ApY8g/видео.html The vid you commented on is 8 years old, I didn’t have as strong of knowledge about light that I have today. 😉
Thank you! Great video. I started studying my light modifiers by shooting the modifier itself (lowest power on your speedlight + smallest aperture on your lens). Doing that, you will notice that even though a shoot through umbrella is fairly large, it still acts as a small modifier because the flash is not centered and the beam is not that wide even when your flash is completely zoomed out @ 24mm. So depending on how far back the flash sits, how close to the umbrella shaft it is positioned and also the zoom settings on your flash, you can alter how your umbrella changes it's character. I have a godox octabox umbrella similar to yours and while studying it by photographing it, I saw that basically you only use about half it's surface. It becomes much softer, with the light much more evenly spread by using 2 speedlights in it (on a tri-flash bracket). Even better with 3 flashes. It also cuts way down your recycling times (for event photography). Cheers!
Indeed Alex. I rarely (if ever) would position the umbrella close to the flash. That's just not a strong suit for using an umbrella (unless you were going for the light/look it produced). Unless I'm using a bracket that allows for a more center position of the flash, I always place the top half of the umbrella where I want the light to be. You can see that in the video. That's the key with any light modifier - understanding how it functions so you can best use it for what you're trying to shoot. Thanks for the comment.
An umbrella isn't limited to having an open side - when that opening is covered with an umbrella diffusion panel the umbrella effectively becomes a soft box, e.g. Softlighter. I still love your presentation.
I would listen to pretty much any thing Anthony has to say - easy on the eyes with a beautiful voice and presentation. Lots of people talk on a video but then don't show you practical examples in a shoot. Anthony, keep on teaching, you've got a great style. One thing I will say on this particular video is that you used a shoot-through umbrella as a bounce - which as you know isn't the best (or even the correct) way to use that particular umbrella. I just thought that should probably be pointed out for those who are watching the video and may not realize that a shoot through umbrella is just that - for shooting through it, not to be used in reverse unless you add a black back to the diffusion material. The big issue with turning the umbrella around like that is the spill in the direction the light is now facing. So, for that direction, a black back would be needed. I still think your video is quite good because, basically, you're just trying to KISS - Keep it simple, which I understand.
I indeed was just showing it for the heck of it, but I could have explained that more in the video. I've since gotten better at fully explaining things (or at least I try to, I don't script my vids), but I'll definitely keep this in mind for my future vids. Side note, thank you so much for the sweet words! Made my evening.
Scientific or not, this was definitely an informative video. I especially appreciate the no B.S. sans music approach. Soooo many presenters think that an obtrusive background noise (some might call it music) track is essential for user comfort, when what it really does is obfuscate the content. Good job. I'm subscribing.
Interesting to note about the background music. I do regularly have background music with my videos in current times and haven’t had any complaints. I do find that it gives the video a bit more life and vibrancy, as talking heads without music can be a little dry and dull.
Love this video. It makes me realize that having a mannequin head is a must for a lighting set-up. I ordered a mannequin head and will try out your direction & instruction. Thanks!
@BruiserFL that mannequin was hands down one of the best purchases I've made in my photography journey! I use that thing ALL the time to test out new lighting techniques/patterns and for my making my RUclips content. IMHO every photographer should have one!
And my videos will continue to be this way! To each their own, but the videos these days full of b-roll and unnecessary talking and plugs just aren't my style.
Happy to hear that @Hollie Crower! This was one my earlier RUclips vids, I have a lot more content on my channel that may peak your interest as well. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Thank you for the amazing video, i have both and the reason i most use the umbrella is because sometimes it saves me time when i go to the client. Congrats from Brazilian subscribers.
Absolutely @Paulo Ferreira, I just used an umbrella a couple days ago with a client, because it was easy and quick to set up. Umbrella's tend to get a bad rap sometimes but if you know what you're doing, an umbrella can be a great choice for a modifier.
This comment means everything to me because that's the exact reason and purpose for my channel...to provide practical and useful content in a quick, no BS way. I very much appreciate your comment, thank you!!
This is, by far, one of the best, if not the best video I have seen showing the pros and cons of both umbrellas and soft boxes! I do both, still and video, and this video has pointed me in the right direction to improve the quality of videos for my RUclips channel as well as still photography! Thank you for taking the time to make this video! Subscribed!!
Wow! So informative and helpful! I don’t know why there aren’t more subs?! I wish I had found and watched this video before buying my Aputure MiniDome. I’m thinking it’s too small for my needs now.
Good info bud👍 I think back and laugh at my first portrait and family photo jobs. For my early portraits I used 2 white shoot through umbrellas and placed them about 1/2 mile away from my subject. For families I used 1 shoot through umbrella and placed it about 2 miles away from my subjects. What a dork😂😂😂. I rarely use them anymore, I now use soft boxes and place them only 1/8 mile away from my subjects.🤗
@Kenny Pringle don't we all cringe thinking about our early photography days?! I still look at the first photoshoot I ever did, it too was family photos and although they weren't bad, there's certainly a lot I would do different today!
Umbrellas can be a great option outdoors, just watch the wind. In brighter conditions, you may find that a softbox helps focus the light and thus provides a bit more light output.
Was surprised to see you only have 185 subs (now 186 ;)) I was looking for the K after it lol very helpful video, lots of info without bogging it down with unnecessary garbage talk.
Thank you very much! I've been light on the content lately as I've been super busy but I will be uploading a lot of videos within the coming months. Thanks for watching.
Great explanation for both options! Very detailed and easy to follow for someone who knows very little about photography and film lighting. Definitely will be following your page for more tips!
Thanks for the video. I am a newbie to photography and really like and appreciate the method you used to explain how light reflects onto a subject. I will be looking into buying both types to have the flexibility of lighting my subjects.
Awesome video, Great job. You did a fantastic work, editing is great, well spoken and you didnt talk fast so its easy for everyone to understand. Keep the good work.
I always liked shooting with umbrellas and in a studio they appear to make sense, however the "ideal" lighting is actually made with a soft box and even more so with telescopic style dome softboxes that I'm seeing most professional portrait photographers are using. I would like to see a follow-up video if you were to explore that topic some.
Awesome Brent! There are certainly more "advanced" ways to use both umbrellas and softboxes from what I've demonstrated in this video; I hope as you use both modifiers more you begin to learn the different ways to best maximize the use of each.
Great video, found it highly informative. What would you recommend for an outdoor shot (such as late afternoon/evening/or morning shortly after sunrise)? Also, would really like to see a video with more explanation on your use of the light meter, in conjuction with TTL shooting.
Thanks a ton, great video! Good comparisons, I liked that you took your time to calmly explain aspect of the umbrella and the softbox, I especially appreciated the test of different setups. Liked and subscribed!
@Conny Norén you are most welcome sir. I'm glad this vid was helpful (I cringe a bit when I watch it, I've much improved my video-making skills since this video, lol).
Great video Anthony! The test an info are still relevant today and beyond. After many years of using softboxes exclusively, I find myself reaching for umbrellas more than ever before these days. I'm finally at the point where I know what to expect from different modifiers and which I prefer using in a given situation. Between saving time and effort setting them up, affordability, and just loving the looks I can achieve, the umbrella is an essential light shaping tool for my work.
Very informative, Anthony. Thank you. Only suggestion: anytime you compare two techniques, always show the side-by-side results, like you did at the end. When comparing the front/back umbrella shots, you only described the differences verbally instead of better showing the differences with images. All-in-all, very nicely done.
@@AnthonyToglife well, my Go To is always natural light, thus with this time of year, I haven't been dabbling much in studio with any lights. However, I did have a softbox given to me last year and I did some encouraging work with that. The softbox was given to me, so I accepted it thankfully and have been enjoying the results of it. Thank you for your Reply!
A great video and very helpful and informative. Confirmed a decision I needed to make in terms of the size of softbox lighting. You're a good teacher! Keep the videos coming. You should be at a 100,000 subscribers with your style and delivery on the subject. Subscribing.
Very informative video. I admit I would prefer a soft box with it's softer light but it's not practical for me. With the shoots I'll be doing, I'll be carrying all my equipment on foot to the location with no assistants (plus storing it all in a hostel.) So I'll have to go with an umbrella. By the way, I was surprised to see softer lighting by firing the flash into the umbrella compared to through the umbrella. Another video showed the opposite effect.
Loved this video! It really helped me choose the right equipment for building my video studio.
Thank you, Anthony. I have a lot to learn from you :)
@piximperfect really cool of you to comment here!
That's awesome, one of the best RUclipsrs out there (who has helped me a lot!!!) stopping by to comment on this video - which I think is the best one I've seen on the the subject.
Good to see you guys supporting each other one love . . .
Hey there buddy. The best Indian RUclipsr for photography out there. You make India proud. Love form Pune.
First, it’s so refreshing to see another black photographer on RUclips, I honestly don’t see enough. Second, your education on this was excellent. I understood everything you said all the way through. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much my brotha! I very much appreciate your kind words!!
Umbrellas are great teachers. Back when Moses was still in his basket umbrellas were all most of us had. They were made out of cotton and were much sturdier than today’s. For very young people, below working age, I strongly recommend them as they are so affordable from pocket money etc. They are a fantastic starting point as it’s easier to seeing the impact from the get go.
Great presentation skills, you really bring your viewer in as if you are talking to them one to one. No right or wrong, just openly explaining the impact of each modifier. All too often it feels like RUclipsrs need to shout at you, where you don’t.
This is the first video I’ve seen of yours, but as I’ve subscribed it won’t be the last...even though I never shoot portraits.
You're a wonderful instructor. I say that as a teacher; I understand how difficult it is to take something this complex and lead the learner through it without either overwhelming or shortchanging them. Really beautiful and clear, no wasted tangents and the viewer takes away something solid to go on. Bravo!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I'm late seeing this comment but it made my morning!
WOW!! Great video! Thorough explanation! I’ve spent the last hour reading articles about this subject and then I found your video and I learned everything I needed in less than 15 minutes! Very informative- you’re a great teacher!
Hi Britany! Just came across this comment. How has things been progressing for you in the world of softboxes and umbrellas? :-)
Well presented video Anthony.
Umbrellas can be controlled but they don't offer as much control as a soft box does.
With umbrellas you can.
1. shoot through
2. shoot reflective.
3. half cover the umbrella ( if you have a black cover with it)
4. half close the umbrella down for poor mans softbox.
5. choke the umbrella further on the shaft to control the spread.. it will change the shadow pattern and softness/hardness.
Umbrellas often get a bad rep when actually they can be a very useful tool.
Also I have to say it. Light does not wrap around it is simple the shadow side of your subject seeing part of the modifier/light
Great job on this man! You got a winner here! Make more videos like this for more views!
Im not new to using softbox nor umbrella, but i can tell you, the longer you use one over the other, the more mental bias you will have towards either one. When actual fact, both will produce good result, depending on the type of result that you looking for. This is a great video, simple, precise and practical. Nothing better than a refresh on basic topic that u have already known. Great job!👍
@eddyla00 I personally find the longer I use modifiers the more I know exactly which one to use for the task I have at hand. I just used an umbrella yesterday, still use softboxes all the time as well. Once you know their strengths and weaknesses, you can best determine when it makes sense to use one over the other. Appreciate your comment.
Impressive. Interesting soft box is better then umbrella. I switched to soft box today.
im not so big on commenting but had to show my appreciation.
A great teacher, no messing just straight to the point, very calm no shouting and blubbering like other videos,
Thank you so much for your comment! I've tried to keep my videos that way because it was frustrating when I was learning to see vids where they babble on and on and have all the unnecessary fluff. I just want to deliver the content quick, to the point, no BS.
this vid is 4yrs old and still relevant. thanks for the effort and the sharing. BIG thumbs up.
@smalltalk.productions 💪🏾💪🏾👊🏾 I appreciate the kind words my man! Thank you.
Nicely presented. I stopped using umbrellas for the most part due greatly to the inability to easily control the spill. Adding a grid to a large softbox is like having the best of both worlds, control and softness. The one thing you didn't mention was the specular highlight being square instead of round. It's a minor thing, but some people prefer round specular highlights in the eyes, which you won't get with a square or rectangular softbox.
There are ways to focus umbrellas more - partially collapsing them; placing your light further up the shaft so you use less of the umbrella's surface. There are also the umbrella modifiers (reflective and shoot-through) with diffusers like the Photek Softlighter and many others like it that provide basically the same amount of control called brolly boxes. There are reflective umbrellas that have a black backing that are obviously more effective. I use umbrellas (all manner of softboxes and beauty dishes, too) regularly and depending on the type of umbrella you use you can get a very focused light (think true parabolic umbrellas that are deeper than regular ones therefore much more focused, especially when used with the available diffusers). I need that mannequin bust, though lol. Bottom line is that both softboxes and umbrellas have their myriad uses.
Indeed Jason! I intended to keep this video basic mainly targeted to those that are just getting into lighting but yes, both umbrella's and softboxes can be used in a plethora of ways to get the light you're looking for. Thanks for watching my video, and thanks for your comment.
I love the time you take to explain and show example photos. When working with other photographers, i have noticed that a lot of them use the terms “soft” and “diffused” light interchangeably.
I want to mention, that specularity and softness of light are two different things. Softness of a light is controlled by the size of the light relative to the size of the subject. Specularity (the hotspots that you mention) is controlled by the by either bouncing or using layers of diffusion. This will scatter the light.
So it is possible to create soft and specular light source and a hard diffused as well.
Another way of getting the most diffused light from your umbrella or softbox, is not pointing the modifier directly at you subjects. Instead point the modifier along the front of you subject. I think the terms get mixed up, because a lot of diffusing techniques, make the light source also bigger. Anyway, keep up the good work, brother 👌🏾
Yup, I have a video on my channel explaining the difference: ruclips.net/video/Ioq6-5ApY8g/видео.html
The vid you commented on is 8 years old, I didn’t have as strong of knowledge about light that I have today. 😉
Thank you!
Great video. I started studying my light modifiers by shooting the modifier itself (lowest power on your speedlight + smallest aperture on your lens). Doing that, you will notice that even though a shoot through umbrella is fairly large, it still acts as a small modifier because the flash is not centered and the beam is not that wide even when your flash is completely zoomed out @ 24mm. So depending on how far back the flash sits, how close to the umbrella shaft it is positioned and also the zoom settings on your flash, you can alter how your umbrella changes it's character. I have a godox octabox umbrella similar to yours and while studying it by photographing it, I saw that basically you only use about half it's surface. It becomes much softer, with the light much more evenly spread by using 2 speedlights in it (on a tri-flash bracket). Even better with 3 flashes. It also cuts way down your recycling times (for event photography).
Cheers!
Indeed Alex. I rarely (if ever) would position the umbrella close to the flash. That's just not a strong suit for using an umbrella (unless you were going for the light/look it produced). Unless I'm using a bracket that allows for a more center position of the flash, I always place the top half of the umbrella where I want the light to be. You can see that in the video. That's the key with any light modifier - understanding how it functions so you can best use it for what you're trying to shoot. Thanks for the comment.
An umbrella isn't limited to having an open side - when that opening is covered with an umbrella diffusion panel the umbrella effectively becomes a soft box, e.g. Softlighter. I still love your presentation.
So umbrella can be a soft box without the outrageous price 🤔😯
Helpful!
@@Peugot905 There are plenty cheap softbox too, umbrella is just light weight, and smaller to carry.
Very glad I stumbled on this vid. You are a natural teacher, I came through learning a good deal. Thanks.
I very much appreciate that. I'm glad my vid was helpful.
I would listen to pretty much any thing Anthony has to say - easy on the eyes with a beautiful voice and presentation. Lots of people talk on a video but then don't show you practical examples in a shoot. Anthony, keep on teaching, you've got a great style. One thing I will say on this particular video is that you used a shoot-through umbrella as a bounce - which as you know isn't the best (or even the correct) way to use that particular umbrella. I just thought that should probably be pointed out for those who are watching the video and may not realize that a shoot through umbrella is just that - for shooting through it, not to be used in reverse unless you add a black back to the diffusion material. The big issue with turning the umbrella around like that is the spill in the direction the light is now facing. So, for that direction, a black back would be needed. I still think your video is quite good because, basically, you're just trying to KISS - Keep it simple, which I understand.
I indeed was just showing it for the heck of it, but I could have explained that more in the video. I've since gotten better at fully explaining things (or at least I try to, I don't script my vids), but I'll definitely keep this in mind for my future vids. Side note, thank you so much for the sweet words! Made my evening.
These comparisons having the images side by side are absolutely fantastic, and speak by themselves. Thank you for this great video!
You are most welcome @Mandelrot, thank you for watching and commenting.
This video deserves a million views, if not more. Thanks for this informative video.
I appreciate the kind words. Thank you for your comment, and for watching!
Scientific or not, this was definitely an informative video. I especially appreciate the no B.S. sans music approach. Soooo many presenters think that an obtrusive background noise (some might call it music) track is essential for user comfort, when what it really does is obfuscate the content. Good job. I'm subscribing.
Interesting to note about the background music. I do regularly have background music with my videos in current times and haven’t had any complaints. I do find that it gives the video a bit more life and vibrancy, as talking heads without music can be a little dry and dull.
Love this video. It makes me realize that having a mannequin head is a must for a lighting set-up.
I ordered a mannequin head and will try out your direction & instruction. Thanks!
@BruiserFL that mannequin was hands down one of the best purchases I've made in my photography journey! I use that thing ALL the time to test out new lighting techniques/patterns and for my making my RUclips content. IMHO every photographer should have one!
Thank you for this video it helped me decide which lighting setup to buy for my project. Thank you.
Jericho York ... thank you for watching. I’m glad the video helped you. Good luck with that project.
Most direct video I have seen. Thank you!
And my videos will continue to be this way! To each their own, but the videos these days full of b-roll and unnecessary talking and plugs just aren't my style.
Excellent tutorial on softbox vs umbrella!!
Thank you @williamcleary, much appreciated!
Good explanation and visuals of the different lighting effects of umbrellas and soft boxes.
Thank you @johnd9031, appreciate you watching.
This video illustrated my exact questions about how to use, and what to expect. Thanks so much!
Happy to hear that @Hollie Crower! This was one my earlier RUclips vids, I have a lot more content on my channel that may peak your interest as well. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Very clear and informative video. Thank you for being the view who actually did this productively
@Sarah O. you're most welcome! Thanks for the kind words.
Very nicely explained with problem-solving demo. Thumbs-up!
I very much appreciate your comment!
Loved this video
Thank you @Beauty by Jorge!
Great stuff - simple and well demonstrated!
@David Burton thank you sir.
Thank you for the amazing video, i have both and the reason i most use the umbrella is because sometimes it saves me time when i go to the client. Congrats from Brazilian subscribers.
Absolutely @Paulo Ferreira, I just used an umbrella a couple days ago with a client, because it was easy and quick to set up. Umbrella's tend to get a bad rap sometimes but if you know what you're doing, an umbrella can be a great choice for a modifier.
This tutorial is exactly what I was looking for. The presenter is a good teacher as well. Thank you!
Thank you Jake! This is exactly why I make YT vids. To help!
Nicely done! Thank you for sharing you knowledge with us!
@tgchism you are most welcome! Thank you for watching!
Excellent video. I subscribed because you explain so well and you provide so much practical and useful content!!!!
This comment means everything to me because that's the exact reason and purpose for my channel...to provide practical and useful content in a quick, no BS way. I very much appreciate your comment, thank you!!
5.3k likes at this point. You deserve more. Great job on this presentation.
Thank you @Adam D., very much appreciate that!
I'm building my business in portrait photography and this video is one of the best..!! Thank you for the comparison of technology.
You are most welcome @Chris Conner! I have a lot more vids like this on my channel, hopefully they can be of help to you as well. 🤜🏾🤛🏼
Great vid Anthony. Thanks for posting it.
@Tony Toffolo you are most welcome! I appreciate you watching.
This is, by far, one of the best, if not the best video I have seen showing the pros and cons of both umbrellas and soft boxes! I do both, still and video, and this video has pointed me in the right direction to improve the quality of videos for my RUclips channel as well as still photography! Thank you for taking the time to make this video! Subscribed!!
Great presentation. Thorough job!
Thank you! Quality podcasts on your page, by the way.
Wow! So informative and helpful! I don’t know why there aren’t more subs?! I wish I had found and watched this video before buying my Aputure MiniDome. I’m thinking it’s too small for my needs now.
This RUclips world is a grind, lol. I appreciate you watching @Jeremy Carter and commenting.
This is a great video. I've seen it twice now and learned something each time. Thanks for your time.
@Keefe Borden thank you so much for the kind words! I'm glad you were able to learn some things. Your viewership is much appreciated!
Good info bud👍 I think back and laugh at my first portrait and family photo jobs. For my early portraits I used 2 white shoot through umbrellas and placed them about 1/2 mile away from my subject. For families I used 1 shoot through umbrella and placed it about 2 miles away from my subjects. What a dork😂😂😂. I rarely use them anymore, I now use soft boxes and place them only 1/8 mile away from my subjects.🤗
@Kenny Pringle don't we all cringe thinking about our early photography days?! I still look at the first photoshoot I ever did, it too was family photos and although they weren't bad, there's certainly a lot I would do different today!
This video is fantastic, great examples and well stated. Nicely done, really appreciate it!
This is exactly what I hope to hear when I make these videos! Glad it was helpful. Many more to come Rob.
I liked the way you explained the difference by using the doll. It really helped me to use the correct modefier. Thanks!
So very happy to hear that!
Very well presented. Kudos. Since most of my portraits will be outdoors and leaning toward using the umbrella.
Umbrellas can be a great option outdoors, just watch the wind. In brighter conditions, you may find that a softbox helps focus the light and thus provides a bit more light output.
This was a very well made video, thank you for the instruction!
Thank you very much @Max MF, very much appreciated!
Greatest comparison video I saw about Umbrellas. Thanks Anthony.
Impossible to explain better. Thanks bro.
Was surprised to see you only have 185 subs (now 186 ;)) I was looking for the K after it lol very helpful video, lots of info without bogging it down with unnecessary garbage talk.
Great video man. Keep pushing content you deserve tons of subs
Thank you very much! I've been light on the content lately as I've been super busy but I will be uploading a lot of videos within the coming months. Thanks for watching.
VERY good video. Very professional, clean and simple. Well put together and spoken. Thank you!
Thank you so much!
Thank you for your insights here Anthony, very useful. Bigup from London.
@Charles Holgate very much welcome sir! What are things like these days in London?
Nice job, Anthony. I really appreciate your carefully presented comparisons. Keep up the good work, buddy.
@Ngai Ming Yee, thank you so much!
Thank you for a clear and cohesive explanation of umbrellas vs. softboxes
@Susan Peterman, you are so welcome! Thank you for watching!
Great video brother! Very helpful! Wish you the very best!😎
Thank you so much!!
Thanks for making this video. I can only afford umbrellas and it's good to know these differences.
Very calm voice and explained very well, thanks for that video and keep it up :)
@Phil B thank you sir! Much appreciated, and thank you for watching!
Really helpful information. Thanks man.
@ARGHA MUKHERJEE you're most welcome!
You had me at the Buckeye Nation hat. O-H!
Subscribed. I look forward to learning from you!
I-O! I took a brief hiatus but I'm back to uploading vids!!
wonderful video explained in very simple terms
@Gopal Satyamurty thank you good sir!
Great explanation for both options! Very detailed and easy to follow for someone who knows very little about photography and film lighting. Definitely will be following your page for more tips!
Thank you! Please let me know if you have something in particular you'd like to touch on. Most of my content stems from viewer requests. :-)
Almost stopped watching with that Buckeyes hat, but I pushed through and didn't regret it! Great video!
Hahaha, I'm glad you were able to forge on! ;-)
thanks I was wondering which one was better
Thanks for the video. I am a newbie to photography and really like and appreciate the method you used to explain how light reflects onto a subject. I will be looking into buying both types to have the flexibility of lighting my subjects.
Hi! How have things been progressing for you?
One of the best video's I have watched on this topic. Thanks Anthony!!! You know your stuff.
Thank you so much Rod!
One of the best free video comparison between those 2 diffusers! Thanks bro!
Thanks man!
Great video, really helpful to see the difference.
Happy to hear this @Remco, thank you for watching and commenting!
This was a great video and it helped me so much - Keep up the information -
Thank you. I try to upload videos every Tuesday and Friday. :-)
Great information and great video. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this, such a great video! No bs, straight to the point and a great visual comparison!
@Sean Mulligan that's exactly my style, to the point and without all the fluff you see in vids these days. Thanks for watching!!
Very nicely explained! You are a natural at this. Keep up the good work!
Thank you very much Liliana, I appreciate the kind words. More videos will be coming!
Awesome video, Great job.
You did a fantastic work, editing is great, well spoken and you didnt talk fast so its easy for everyone to understand.
Keep the good work.
Thank you! I very much appreciate your comment.
Great video! I was wondering about the difference in light between umbrellas and softboxes. You really covered it.
Very instructive video. Thank you.
I always liked shooting with umbrellas and in a studio they appear to make sense, however the "ideal" lighting is actually made with a soft box and even more so with telescopic style dome softboxes that I'm seeing most professional portrait photographers are using. I would like to see a follow-up video if you were to explore that topic some.
Very thorough test. I now have a much better idea what soft boxes and umbrellas are capable of.
Very good to hear this! Thanks for watching.
Excellent video,I’m new to portrait photography and have an umbrella and I’ve just bought my first soft box and learning how to use it
Awesome Brent! There are certainly more "advanced" ways to use both umbrellas and softboxes from what I've demonstrated in this video; I hope as you use both modifiers more you begin to learn the different ways to best maximize the use of each.
Great video, found it highly informative. What would you recommend for an outdoor shot (such as late afternoon/evening/or morning shortly after sunrise)? Also, would really like to see a video with more explanation on your use of the light meter, in conjuction with TTL shooting.
Anthony Toglife thank you for the explanation. Much appreciated!
Thanks a ton, great video! Good comparisons, I liked that you took your time to calmly explain aspect of the umbrella and the softbox, I especially appreciated the test of different setups. Liked and subscribed!
@Conny Norén you are most welcome sir. I'm glad this vid was helpful (I cringe a bit when I watch it, I've much improved my video-making skills since this video, lol).
Super nice video. Thank you for doing this.
You're welcome!
Dude...that was a helluva thorough video !!! Keep'em coming ! Regards from Greece !!!
Thank you! The vids are coming; I post every week!
Why wasn't I subscribed, nice content, simple & short video straight to the points. Love it.
I'm glad you are now! :-)
Veru helpful and insightful! Keep it up!
Thank you Andrei!!
Thanks for this really helpful💋
Very good video, good layout with great examples using umbrella and softboxes.
Thank you!
Great helpful and informative video providing the answer to the specific question I searched for. Thank you. 🙂
Really helpful! Thanks for this!
You are most welcome @Michael Shipley.
Great video Anthony! The test an info are still relevant today and beyond. After many years of using softboxes exclusively, I find myself reaching for umbrellas more than ever before these days. I'm finally at the point where I know what to expect from different modifiers and which I prefer using in a given situation. Between saving time and effort setting them up, affordability, and just loving the looks I can achieve, the umbrella is an essential light shaping tool for my work.
@michael topscura I couldn't agree more! Well said.
super professional, thank you!
@Reefmonkies Clan thank you for watching and supporting!
Very informative, Anthony. Thank you. Only suggestion: anytime you compare two techniques, always show the side-by-side results, like you did at the end. When comparing the front/back umbrella shots, you only described the differences verbally instead of better showing the differences with images. All-in-all, very nicely done.
Great video man, very informative and helpful
I’m new to the work of artificial lighting and I’ve been struggling with which way to go ..and to see the two comparisons it really helped! Thank you!
Hi, I just came across this comment. How has things been progressing for you?
@@AnthonyToglife well, my Go To is always natural light, thus with this time of year, I haven't been dabbling much in studio with any lights. However, I did have a softbox given to me last year and I did some encouraging work with that. The softbox was given to me, so I accepted it thankfully and have been enjoying the results of it. Thank you for your Reply!
Excellent Tutorial what meter do you use, and does it support video work. I do both. Thank you!
A great video and very helpful and informative. Confirmed a decision I needed to make in terms of the size of softbox lighting. You're a good teacher! Keep the videos coming. You should be at a 100,000 subscribers with your style and delivery on the subject. Subscribing.
Thank you so much for the kind words! If I can help just one person then my time and effort is worth it!
Simple but Great Lession. thanks.
Thanks for the tutorial Anthony you explained the difference in an easy to understand format. I passed your video along to others
Thank you very much Leroy! Stay tuned, I'll be uploading a lot of new videos within the coming months!
Thank you so much for this well structured, easy to understand video. Your presentation was spot on!
Very informative video. I admit I would prefer a soft box with it's softer light but it's not practical for me. With the shoots I'll be doing, I'll be carrying all my equipment on foot to the location with no assistants (plus storing it all in a hostel.) So I'll have to go with an umbrella.
By the way, I was surprised to see softer lighting by firing the flash into the umbrella compared to through the umbrella. Another video showed the opposite effect.
thank you for the video. Very informative and helpful.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching. :-)