softbox size

Have you thought about putting a grid on the soft box? I know some of them are able to use one. Some of profoto's boxes have black strips that velcro on so you can narrow the beam, I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to DIY some.

Oh Ed that was a good idea. I was going to drape a black piece of cloth over the top, but then I have a horizontal light, not really what I wanted. Cutting a hole in fabric is brilliant! Who needs lots of expensive stuff?

I don't really understand grids. I guess I should look it up.

See that Mom!  The degree in engineering wasn't a waste!

I like my 1x4 Creative Light strip. Less than $100 for a grid too.

I measured my softbox, took those measurements to my seamstress and she took three pieces of cloth to make a new smaller sized opening for my softbox.  Fisrt she took a piece of thin silver material and sewed in velcro the same size as the original white cover, then she took a piece of thin black material and stitched it over the front of the silver, then she cut the new sized hole through both pieces and sewed a small rectangular piece of white rip stop nylon across the hole. The silver reflects the light back inside the box so all of it will exit through the hole, the balck makes sure none of the extraneous light will be bright enough to affect the exposure and the white softens the light. I think the material was about $14.00 and the labor was about $15.00

Benji