How to Put Together an 18-Inch Soft Box

Soft-boxes are used by studio photographers to produce a soft blanket of light on their subjects. Soft-boxes come in a variety of sizes and shapes, each designed to illuminate subjects the way the photographer needs or wants. Assembling soft-boxes is a pretty easy process and once done, they can remain assembled unless you are moving them to a new studio. An 18-inch soft-box is large enough to use as a main for fill light source.

Instructions

1. • 1

     Unzip or open the soft-boxes Velcro closure.

   • 2

     Assemble the soft-box frame attaching the poles to one another using connectors until the soft-box frame matches the shape of the soft-box.

   • 3

     Place the assembled soft-box frame inside the material and close the soft-box Velcro closure or zipper.

   • 4

     Attach the assembled 18-inch soft-box to your studio strobe light and it is ready to be used.