Hard Light vs Soft Light | Film Lighting Techniques

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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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Пікірлер: 43

@stanislavkonstantinov9236 6 ай бұрын

Nice work. Thanks )

@CreativePathFilms 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊🙏🏼

@CliffFennell 3 жыл бұрын

Simple. Not too long. Perfect length and explanation. Liked and sub

@CreativePathFilms 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Cliff! 🙏🏼 welcome to the tribe 😁

@ynotpresley 2 жыл бұрын

Helpful, thanks

@CreativePathFilms 2 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome 😊

@chriselewis 3 жыл бұрын

This was so helpful in understanding when to use hard light and soft light. I’m going to be able to put it into practice today!

@CreativePathFilms 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video Chris and I'm looking forward to seeing you put it into practice! ~Dave

@EurekaBliss Ай бұрын

thanks for sharing

@CreativePathFilms Ай бұрын

Pleasure! 😊

@heaven7pro Жыл бұрын

Dave, this is really godlike content: useful information, the way things explained and demonstrated plus pleasant typography Thanks a lot for your work!

@CreativePathFilms Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all you kind words!! Glad to have you here and happy I could help 😊

@kathceballos387 4 жыл бұрын

I just come across your channel but never thought I would be too interested about it. I know, I'd be able to apply this as well to my videos. Thank youuu

@CreativePathFilms 4 жыл бұрын

It’s a pleasure, I’m so glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful for your videos as well!

@grvsha 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing this rich information on lighting. kudos to you!

@CreativePathFilms 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to watch and leave us a comment! Glad you found it helpful 😊

@thalvezfilmes3402 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome content, dude! Keep it up

@CreativePathFilms 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Thalvez!

@Abdulrehman22223 Жыл бұрын

Liked sir

@CreativePathFilms Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🙏🏼

@user-su2yk8og2x 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing.

@CreativePathFilms 10 ай бұрын

Our pleasure 😊

@mertkanoztaskn7662 2 жыл бұрын

Very good explanation. What was the light kelvin that you used in demonstration?

@CreativePathFilms 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 5600k for the examples, with the white balance set to match.

@hoilam5239 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice and clear explanation :) thanks

@CreativePathFilms 3 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome, grateful to have been able to help 😊

@aajay7733 3 жыл бұрын

Great informative video. Keep rocking & all the best for your upcoming videos. Love you from India

@CreativePathFilms 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the love A Ajay!!

@rathuone3001 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent 👏 video man 👍👍👍

@CreativePathFilms 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! So happy you enjoyed it.

@KartikSharma-pd9xl 2 жыл бұрын

Can these techniques be used in mobile phone content production too, unless you get an professional video or DSLR camera?

@CreativePathFilms 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Good lighting technique will enhance any production, no matter the capture device. It all applies and will enhance both.

@fluenciascontemporaneas 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are great, your channel is a real find! Thanks for sharing. How about a video of lighting up scenes with hard light, fresnel and open light?

@CreativePathFilms 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! You’ve given me some great suggestions! I’ve already got some ideas so I’ll add them to the slate and put something together 😊 ~ Dave

@CreativePathFilms Жыл бұрын

Hey! Just wanted to drop back in to let you know, I’ve made a video on different types of hard lights (fresnel, par, open face) based on your suggestion. I have more video ideas for these types of topics so stay tuned! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a6hjm9WKvrm4p6M.html

@fluenciascontemporaneas Жыл бұрын

@@CreativePathFilms I loved the video, it was great as always, excellent work! Thank you very much, already sharing.

@CreativePathFilms Жыл бұрын

My pleasure as always!

@davidbass4453 Жыл бұрын

Can you send a link to the polyboard you are using please? Thanks!

@CreativePathFilms Жыл бұрын

Hey David, Thanks for stopping by! I’ll be honest, it’s been around so long I couldn’t even tell you where I got it from initially. It may have been something I sourced from a foam/packing company. Its not a branded board.

@sahilgaud363 2 жыл бұрын

Can u please make a video on type of cloth used for filmmaking like chimera , gridcloth(GC) , cutter etc.

@CreativePathFilms 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Sahin, I’ve been thinking of putting something like this together. Thanks for your request! If you have anything else you’d like to learn about let us know.

@pragmaticapproachenglish6875 2 жыл бұрын

plz make some videos on window light as a natural light n also how that be varied from time to time where plz explain temp too what if shoot in the morning then mid-day later afternoon n sunset just using the window I m enjoying ur lessons.

@CreativePathFilms 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm thrilled you're enjoying and learning from our videos. One of our earliest videos was on the topic of natural window light, but we didn't touch on the color temperature aspect in that video. Please let me know if there are any questions I can answer for you 😊 Here's a link to the video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gMpkgMtpzLLNf6c.html