Speedlite Softbox Halloween Spook-tacular Sale!

We just received a new shipment of Art of the Image Speedlite Softboxes in time for our Speedlite Softbox Halloween Spook-tacular Sale!

Just $88 each for a limited time (plus shipping).

Buy one for a friend, or buy two with a friend and save on shipping! We'll combine shipping, and you pay only the one shipping fee!

Hurry and get yours before the Speedlite Softbox Halloween Spook-tacular Sale is over!

Speedlight Softbox... A Great Christmas Gift For Photographers!

Some people have a hard time figuring out what to buy for the photographer(s) on their Christmas list. I know, I know... seems hard to believe! There's so much gear out there that we all lust after.

Perhaps that the problem though... our non-photographer friends and family don't know where to start. Or maybe everything just looks to expensive.

Well, here's a great Christmas gift idea for under $100 for the photographer (s) on your Christmas list... a Speedlight Softbox!



Every photographer wants to take their photos up a notch, and better lighting is one of the best, most often over-looked ways to do it. The photographer on your Christmas list will love this 20x20 Collapsible Portable Speedlight Softbox. Even if they have one, a photographer can never get enough softboxes, so they'll love another!

Light up your photographer's face on Christmas with a lighting accessory that'll make their day! Order your Speedlight Softbox today!

Lighting Is EVERYTHING!

Lighting is EVERYTHING! Whether you're using natural light or making your own with a softbox, lighting makes the difference between a GREAT photo, and an ok photo.

I shot the above image of my niece Chloe with my Canon G10. Several people have done a double take when I tell them that. They swear it looks like a DSLR image.

It's the lighting folks! Yes, I shot it with my Canon G10, which is capable of amazing image quality, especially at its base ISO of 80, but what makes this image is the way I lit it.

I used a collapsible Speedlight Softbox on a small lightstand with one of my Nikon SB-800's fired into it. I had the Speedlight Softbox up close and personal, about 3 to 4 feet away from Chloe.

Yes, I've worked the image a bit in Photoshop, but the lighting is what makes it, and you can't get this kind of light from on-camera flash.

Too many people get caught up in the "need" for the latest and greatest DSLR and newest, most expensive lens to put in front of it. Sure, great gear helps make a great photo, but a good photographer can make a great photo with ANY DSLR out there. I shot this with a point and shoot!

Before you go spending more money upgrading to that new Canon 7D or that Nikon D300s, or a Nikon D700 or Canon 5D MkII, consider if you'd be better off expanding your lighting gear and skills. You can get a 20"x20" Collapsible Speedlight Softbox for under $100, and a used speedlight for the same. Add some radio triggers and a lightstand, and you've got a great portable lighting set-up for less than a few hundred dollars... a WHOLE LOT LESS than that new DSLR you were looking at.

Just a thought, but I bet improving your lighting does WAY more for the quality of your images than buying a new DSLR. :-)

P.S. You can view the full resolution image over at my Flickr Page.

Speedlight Softbox - 20"x20" Collapsible Portable Speedlight Softbox for Nikon or Canon Flash Speedlights

I'm always looking for a better Speedlight Softbox, and I just found the best one I've seen yet.

It's a 20"x20" speedlight softbox that collapses down so easy it's amazing. It comes with all the mounting hardware, including an adjustable L bracket and mini ball head mount that attaches to your light stand. The L bracket adjust on both the horizontal and vertical axis so you can raise and lower your speedlight as well as move it forward or backward.

As far as portable softboxes for speedlights go, this is the best out there that I've seen, and I've seen, bought, and shot with most of them. The construction is excellent. It's made of excellent quality materials, and the sewing and craftsmanship is first rate. It's tough, resilient, and professional looking.

It has an interior diffuser baffle as well as the 18"x18" translucent diffusing front cover to make for a beautifully soft and diffused light. The softbox is about 10" deep from the front cover to the rear ring. The front cover has velcro along the four outer edges and attaches easily.

Fits Nikon or Canon Speedlights, as well as most other Speedlights (i.e. Vivitar, Sunpak, Metz, Lumopro, etc.)

Includes:

- 1 Collapsible 20" x20" softbox
- 1 Translucent 18"x18" diffusive front cover
- 1 Removable interior white diffuser baffle
- 1 Metal mounting ring
- 1 L Bracket with hotshoe for mounting your speedlight
- 1 Mini ball head fits standard 5/8" or 1/4" lightstand or tripod
- 1 Travel bag.

The complete softbox setup, folded down and inside the included travel bag. Measures approx 10" x 10" x 5".



All the components before assembly when you first open the travel bag.



The Speedlight Softbox folded and collapsed.



The Speedlight Softbox uncollapsed, folded.



The included hardware... 2 way adjustable L bracket, flash shoe, mini ball head.

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Interior of softbox with diffuser baffle installed.



Rear view of softbox fully assembled, on a light stand with a Nikon SB-800 Speedlight flash attached.



Closeup rear view of the softbox with SB-800 attached.



Rear view from the left on an angle.



Rear view from the right on an angle.



Closeup rear view of SB-800 on L bracket.



Front view of Speedlight Softbox fully assembled on lightstand.



Another front view shot.



The softbox folded with the L bracket and mounting ring.



Side view of ring, L bracket, and mini ball head.



Downwards view of L bracket, ring, and mini ball head.



The Speedlight Softbox collapsed before folding.

Want one? (or two, or three, or four...)