The following photos were shot with...

100W Continuous Flourescent Light

40 x 60 Softbox

5D Mark II

Both 50mm Carl Zeiss 1.4 and 100mm Carl Zeiss 2.8

Pros

You see what you get

Not as distracting for model (strobing vs. continuous light) 

Cons

Must shoot with a very fast lens due to insufficient power from flourescent lights

Depth of Field is pretty shallow due to use of wide aperture

Very difficult for freeze subject, must as model to be still. 

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SAMPLE SOFT BOX PICS

*Shot with a 400W Continuous Flourescent Light

*Shot with a 400W Continuous Flourescent Light

SAMPLE UMBRELLA PICKS 

*Shot with a Profoto Large White umbrella with a Godox EX 600W Compact Monolight.

Both the sample softbox pics and the umbrella pic were shot with the light + light shaping tool up close to the subject.  Which do you prefer? 

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