I wanted control the spill from my main light. It had to be soft, but still be concentrated on my subject. I wanted less light on my subject’s surroundings, than on my subject himself. An umbrella or a large softbox would’ve given to wide a swathe of light. To control the light, I used a gridded softbox. The softbox still gives soft light, but the grid will more narrowly direct the light. The specific light modifier here was the Creative Light 1×3′ Recessed Softbox (B&H) with the Creative Light 1×3′ Softgrid (B&H)