Soft light photography

Cool backlighting ref Hello Heaven by Alexis Cuarezma on 500px

Elegant portraits with a single Godox AD600 strobe and 48" wescott octabox for soft, rembrandt style dutch lighting against a dark grey seamless paper backdrop

Compare hard light vs soft light, learn their main differences, and when to use each.

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I've been reading photographers' discussions on various external strobe accessories. I had these tests done some years back for my textbook, "Photojournalism: The Professionals' Approach." From top to bottom, the Indoor/Outdoor comparisons are for: Direct Flash Bouncing the strobe off a ceiling Lumiquest Omnidome Through an umbrella Off an umbrella Through a softbox Outdoors or in a large ballroom or gymnasium, all the accessories work less well at softening shadows. The scattered light rays…

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Shadow photography is a thing, and it's addictive! What can we do when we can't avoid hard light? Embrace it! This tutorial shows how to use it in pictures.

Sensual soft focus portrait of young woman with festive make up hiding behind sparkling tinsel with closed eyes

I’m sure you would agree that lighting is what photography is all about. It also turns that, it..

Talking to the San Francisco–based photographer about some of his lesser-known work.