Tip: An Ice Container Is a Great Way to Shape Light

If you've been into lighting for many years, then you know what a Gobo is. For the rest of us though, a Gobo is basically anything that go between a light and the subject. A softbox can be a Gobo, but the vernacular refers to it being more homemade and put together. It's designed to shape light. Sometimes all you need is a bit of light shaping.