Softbox
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A photographic lighting device consisting of a bulb with reflective back and side walls and a diffusing material at the front.
"Mr. Tamindzic, a lanky 6 feet 3 inches tall, all legs and elbows, was purposeful and obvious, with a hefty Canon EOS 5D camera in one hand and a LumiQuest softbox flash in the other (to throw up a noirish, crime-scene photographer’s burst of intense light)."
Example
More examples"Mr. Tamindzic, a lanky 6 feet 3 inches tall, all legs and elbows, was purposeful and obvious, with a hefty Canon EOS 5D camera in one hand and a LumiQuest softbox flash in the other (to throw up a noirish, crime-scene photographer’s burst of intense light)."
Etymology
From soft + box.
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