Anyone know of a low-profile strip softbox for hairlight?

[sdipirro]

I have really low ceilings in my home studio...7.5' and so I've had my hairlights off to the side, up near the ceiling and aimed at an angle. I use 24"x24" gridded softboxes usually. I do have a heavy duty lightstand and boom, but even with my subjects seated on a bench, my existing softboxes nearly touch the tops of their heads! I'm just curious if anyone knows of a low-profile (relatively flat) narrow strip style softbox that might give me a little more room to work with...and with an Elinchrom mount, of course!

[bobbyz]

If setup is pretty stationary why not install the softbox in the ceiling? It can also be off in the corner or way behind the subjects not directly over head.

[sdipirro]

It's not really stationary, and my home studio doubles as a playroom at times. Anything permanent like that really isn't an option. I can get by with how I'm doing it now, but I'd like to have the option of using a single strip box overhead on a boom if I can find one that fits the bill. All the ones I've found so far have about the same depth as the 24"x24" gridded softboxes that I use now (off on the side).

[TMR Design]

I don't own any of the 'shallow' modifiers but when I was looking for a small softbox to use as an overhead hair light in a studio with 8 foot ceilings I finally decided to get the Photoflex 16" x 22" softbox. Keep in mind that even a shallow softbox with an Elinchrom strobe mounted will have some depth to it but at least with the 16" x 22" it's kept to a minimum. Another reason I got the Photoflex was because it accepts a grid and the grids from Photoflex are reasonably priced compared to other manufacturers.

The box works well and I've been happy with my decision and purchase.

[coeng]

I have really low ceilings in my home studio...7.5' and so I've had my hairlights off to the side, up near the ceiling and aimed at an angle. I use 24"x24" gridded softboxes usually. I do have a heavy duty lightstand and boom, but even with my subjects seated on a bench, my existing softboxes nearly touch the tops of their heads! I'm just curious if anyone knows of a low-profile (relatively flat) narrow strip style softbox that might give me a little more room to work with...and with an Elinchrom mount, of course!

Did you ever find the solution you were looking for? If so, do you have a photo of your setup?

[dark city photography]

http://shutterbug.com/equipmentreviews/lighting_equipment/0304sb_interfit/

I'm only suggesting this because I just saw it yesterday. Might do the trick for you.

Cheers,
Adam