How does Paul Rogers’s method of using a shower curtain outperform traditional softboxes in content creation?

Hi, I’m Paul Rogers from thatcreativeceo. Love this question.

A shower curtain wins in a few key ways:

• Size for the money: A $10 white shower curtain can create a way larger source than most $150 softboxes, which means softer shadows and smoother skin.
• Flexibility: You can hang it on C-stands, doors, ceilings, windows—basically anywhere—so you shape light around your space, not the other way around.
• Look: In bigger rooms, that huge curtain can mimic natural window light and often looks more “cinematic” than a small, boxy source.
• Scalability: Pair it with my double diffusion approach (light → curtain → second layer or bounce) and you kill hot spots for that pro, glowing look.

What kind of content are you lighting right now—talking heads, beauty, or something else?