# Studio softbox

Light and look / Light / Studio. Checked 2026-10-13.

Even, clean and flattering; the commercial studio look.

- Use when: Product packshots, headshots, e-commerce, clean ads.
- Phrase: large softbox to the front left, even soft light, gentle shadow on the right, plain grey backdrop
- Page: https://directorchair.ai/light/softbox-light
- JSON: https://directorchair.ai/api/light/softbox-light.json

## Watch out

- Cinematic lighting says nothing to the model. Name the source, where it comes from and the fill (soft overcast key from frame left). (measured; Director Chair field notes on image prompting)

## Prompts

### Nano Banana Pro

```
[your subject] in [your setting]. Light the scene with a large softbox, providing even, flattering illumination with minimal shadows.
```

### Nano Banana 2

```
[your subject] in [your setting]. Light the scene with a large softbox, providing even, flattering illumination with minimal shadows.
```

### GPT Image 2.5

```
A photograph of [your subject] in [your setting].
Details: large softbox to the front left, even soft light, gentle shadow on the right, plain grey backdrop
Exclusions: no extra text, no watermark, no logo.
```

### Seedream 5

```
[your subject] in [your setting]. Large softbox to the front left, even soft light, gentle shadow on the right, plain grey backdrop.
```

### Seedance 2.5

```
Scene: [your subject] in [your setting].
Shot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): one continuous shot
Light: large softbox to the front left, even soft light, gentle shadow on the right, plain grey backdrop
```

### Seedance 2.0

```
Scene: [your subject] in [your setting].
Shot 1: one continuous shot
Light: large softbox to the front left, even soft light, gentle shadow on the right, plain grey backdrop
```

### Kling 3.0

```
[your subject]. The scene is [your setting]. Large softbox to the front left, even soft light, gentle shadow on the right, plain grey backdrop.
```

### Veo 3.1

```
[your subject] in [your setting]. Framing and subject stay as in the start image. Large softbox to the front left, even soft light, gentle shadow on the right, plain grey backdrop.
```

## Look further

- https://shotdeck.com/ : real film frames tagged by colour, lighting, time of day and composition (paid, link only)
- https://flim.ai/ : film, ad and music-video stills to search by text or image (free tier, link only)

## Goes well with

- Rim light: https://directorchair.ai/light/rim-light
- Rembrandt light: https://directorchair.ai/light/rembrandt-light

## Source

The first Director Chair spec, own words

Text CC BY 4.0, Director Chair (directorchair.ai). Reference clips and their card texts belong to their makers.