Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Plastic diffusers that come with small video lights and flashes are worthless for portraits unless you are in a small room. But for large venues and outdoors- like weddings and event photography and videography, little plastic diffuser mainly just eat up the brightness of your light and do NOT soften shadows and they do NOT make soft lighting if the light is aimed at the person. If you want soft light and soft shadows like from a softbox, you'll need a real softbox, at least a small portable handheld one.
other small portable softbox ideas video youtu.be/fJxmbNiqsEI
Also see the video: Speedlight diffusers all the different types- myths busted: youtu.be/NQzXZfF9z2s
video on the flat drum diffuser youtu.be/9DnBzOe7_sk
video where I use the "funny hat" diffuser youtu.be/--0sJ-Y2GJ8?t=181
17" funny hat collapsible round softbox Godox RS18 amzn.to/3CIe3pZ
SMDV Flip 20 soft box https://smdvflip.com/shop/p/speedbox-...
SMDV Flip 24 soft box https://smdvflip.com/shop/p/speedbox-...
Angler Fastbox portable softbox bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1577546-REG/angler_fb_24k_flipbox_24_kit.html
Round "drum" diffuser (get the 40 cm version, there are smaller ones out there also) amzn.to/3WtvXnF or amzn.to/4244nAL or amzn.to/4hk5Mrx or amzn.to/4a2cm38 or amzn.to/3BYdKax
Godox MLCS1625 silicone collpasible diffuser amzn.to/3Oobkos
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Plastic diffusers that come with small video lights and flashes are worthless for portraits unless you are in a small room. But for large venues and outdoors- like weddings and event photography and videography, little plastic diffuser mainly just eat up the brightness of your light and do NOT soften shadows and they do NOT make soft lighting if the light is aimed at the person. If you want soft light and soft shadows like from a softbox, you'll need a real softbox, at least a small portable handheld one.
other small portable softbox ideas video youtu.be/fJxmbNiqsEI
Also see the video: Speedlight diffusers all the different types- myths busted: youtu.be/NQzXZfF9z2s
video on the flat drum diffuser youtu.be/9DnBzOe7_sk
video where I use the "funny hat" diffuser youtu.be/--0sJ-Y2GJ8?t=181
17" funny hat collapsible round softbox Godox RS18 amzn.to/3CIe3pZ
SMDV Flip 20 soft box https://smdvflip.com/shop/p/speedbox-...
SMDV Flip 24 soft box https://smdvflip.com/shop/p/speedbox-...
Angler Fastbox portable softbox bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1577546-REG/angler_fb_24k_flipbox_24_kit.html
Round "drum" diffuser (get the 40 cm version, there are smaller ones out there also) amzn.to/3WtvXnF or amzn.to/4244nAL or amzn.to/4hk5Mrx or amzn.to/4a2cm38 or amzn.to/3BYdKax
Godox MLCS1625 silicone collpasible diffuser amzn.to/3Oobkos
Subscribe and tell your friends about MarkusPix.
Who am I youtu.be/FsDLn9ySY9w
The Hollywood Movie I made youtu.be/w4q0_uSIOJw
Behind the scenes of my movie youtu.be/sbk3QaIQtKM
DVD of the movie I made markusproducts.com/shop/dvds/to-the-ends-of-time-movie.html
The Book Dreamchaser (behind the scenes of the making of the movie To the Ends of Time) markusproducts.com/shop/books/printed-books/dreamchaser-markus-rothkranz-autobiography.html
My 1994 movie "To the Ends of Time" streaming on Amazon markusproducts.com/shop/dvds/to-the-ends-of-time-movie.html
Our Health channel is http://www.thehealthylife.com
The Markus and Cara Instagram page is instagram.com/markusandcara
Cara's personal Instagram is instagram.com/iamcarabrotman
See photoshoot images of Cara at http://www.shortsillustrated.com
Leonard Nimoy The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins Full Album Version
youtube.com/watch?v=QuQbus0xfhk
Thank Markus for his service- donate: paypal.me/ThankMarkus
