How To Use A Shower Curtain As A Softbox For Bodyscape Photography
Thu, 2010-03-11 06:22 | 
How many large, body sized softboxes do you usually have with you, when you are on a trip in a foreign country? 5? Two? One? … None? Not a single softbox in your check in luggage? OK, no problem.
In the video below you will learn how you can use a cupboard, a shower curtain and one or two speedlight in order to build a first grade softbox in just about 30 seconds. That’s what you need to photograph smooth and soft bodyscapes right in a hotel room. But also if your home studio is more of a home and less of a studio, meaning – you don’t have striplights and softboxes – then this trick can come extremely handy.
Go ahead, watch it, and please leave a comment below!
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Another scene in this little nude photoshoot:
Model: Linxi
Location: Hotelroom in Beijing
Photos: Michael Zelbel
Postproduction: Gina Hernandez
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thank you Matthew
> I can put to use in my studio.
Did you already give it a try? If so, how about you share a link to your results with us over here?
I wish you good light!
Great technique!
I travel a lot and will use this idea on my next trip. Thanks.
Hi Ray!
Awesome! Then please share some of your photos with us one day!
I do not understand the censor bars. If you are ashamed of your work you should find another subject. If your are afraid your work will offend, you should find another subject. I hate censorship, regardless of the reason.
I add the censor bars because from the statistics I see that people arrive on this website from all sorts of links on other websites, on twitter, facebook and on google. I know that a lot of people are offended by nudity for cultural, religious or whatever reasons. I do respect that and consequently I don't confront them with nudity right upfront.
Part of why I do this blog is that I would like to show my readers that nude photography is a really awesome hobby. It's a lot of fun and it makes a lot of people happy. Not only the viewers and the photographers, if done right, then it also makes models proud. However, even though I've got an even much more hedonistic background, I'm not about "hammering" that into anybodies head. I rather give a little taste of what it is all about.I want to let them decide themselves wether they like to see more or not.
My photography portfolio is a different story. That's usually not found in search. People who surf there usually expect to see nudity. That's why I don't censor any images on that website.
After just finding your site the other day I find your work an inspiration.
I hope to be able to one day shot like you. Keep up the awesome work.