Hard Light vs Soft Light | Film Lighting Techniques

Hard light vs soft light.
Understanding the difference between hard light and soft light is fundamental to the beginning of your lighting journey.

In this video we demonstrate the key differences between hard light and soft light, which affect the quality of light in photography and film. You'll learn how to use diffusion and bounce lighting to create a softer light source, as well as share some soft light examples created using different lighting tools.

CONTENTS:
00:00 - Introduction
00:10 - Hard Light vs Soft Light - what's the difference?
01:00 - Soft Lighting and blemishes
01:25 - How to make soft light
01:35 - how to diffuse light
02:19 - diffusion gel
02:57 - diffusing with softboxes
03:47 - hard light example
04:05 - diffusion example
04:29 - softbox example
04:47 - parabolic softbox example
05:19 - bounced light
05:50 - Creative ways to bounce light
06:20 - Outro

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