How to Use a Softbox to Make Skin Look Softer for Portraits

There's been a weird trend that photographers think that a softbox makes skin look softer. But that's not necessarily true. In fact, a softbox is used to make light look softer. By definition, soft light refers to the quality of the shadows. If the shadows are lighter, there's softer light. If the shadows are darker, then there is darker light overall. Instead, using a softbox to make skin look softer has to do with physics. So here are a few short tips on how to use a softbox to do just that.