
Which line is right for me?
The RFi are our most popular softboxes and are ideal for both studio and on-location work. OCF Softboxes are used with our off-camera flashes and are super-portable and lightweight which makes them perfect for remote location shooting. HR Softboxes are extra heat-resistant and are designed to be used with continuous lights.

Which shape?
The Rectangular and Square are similar in nature, suitable for almost any occasion. The popular Rectangular is very versatile and suits most photography areas. The Square is a favorite of product photographers providing symmetric square highlights. The Octa shape is the portrait photographer’s favorite as it generates a very soft even light and also a natural looking catch light in the eye. Strip softboxes are great as rim lights and for creating long and perfectly even highlights with soft edges.
Details about the shapes
Rectangular and Square
Rectangular softboxes suit most photography areas and therefore it’s no surprise that they’re our most popular. Their shape makes them similar to a window light and they’re available in a wide range of sizes from one foot up to six feet. The smallest provide a semi-soft but distinct light and the largest ones a super soft almost shadow free light. Square softboxes are extra popular for shooting people, especially on head and shoulder portraits where they provide an even soft-edged and flattering light on all sides that seems to wrap around the subject.
Octa
Octa softboxes are perfect for people photography thanks to their circle-like shape that generates an attractive and natural looking catch-light in the subject’s eye. The Octa also gives an equally soft or hard edge on all sides.
Strip
Strip softboxes provide a soft light with long shadow edges from the long side and a harder light from the short side with short shadow edges. This makes them ideal for edge or rim lighting that separates the subject from the background. This effect is often used on the side of a person or to enhance the curves of an object such as a car, or for elegant highlights on glassware or other reflective objects.

What size?
It’s true to say we’ve got a softbox for every occasion. The range starts with the smallest at 1x1.3’ and ends with the largest at 4x6’ with more than 20 other sizes in between. It’s worth keeping in mind that the larger the softbox and the closer the light source is to the subject the softer the light will be.
Creating a dramatic portrait
Andrea Belluso brings strip softboxes to a murky hangar to shoot an elegant yet dramatic portrait of an old friend of his