"visualize light" is a weird phrase, because all vision is the visualisation of light. Light is also not like laser beams, laser beams are condensed light. We have to work hard to compress light into a single beam, it naturally does not want to be one. Light is better imaged as a wave emanating from a source, because that's how photons actually behave. I've heard the claim "light travels in straight lines" repeated on Adarama by several people in the last 3 weeks. This is not quite accurate. Like all waves, unobstructed light will absolutely travel in straight lines. However, it is also true that like all waves when light meets an obstruction it bends. Refraction is the word we give to this effect and it's important to understand when understanding light in photography. Defusion is the scattering of photons through refraction. Additionally, when people say light wraps around an object they aren't totally wrong. Imagine a wave hitting a rock in the ocean. If that rock is flat or concave the wave will recede at the face of the rock. If the rock is convex, the wave will dissipate around the edges of the rock. This can appear as the wave is wrapping around the rock even though it's simple hitting the face of a convex surface. As light is a wave, the same is true for light. This is why when you have flat or convex surfaces there is little bleed around the edges, but on convex surfaces like faces the light appears to wrap. Understanding these concepts is essential for understanding photography, and having them explained correctly from the get go is equally important

@@tjmarx dang dude I don’t think this video was meant to be THAT technical. A lot of people enjoyed this video and learned something from it. No one is trying to go to science class. Thank you Emily I enjoyed it.

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Agreed. Wouldn't it be so great though if we could know the exact set up from just that!? Still just a useful trick to get an idea though :)

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I dont yet- but good to hear! Thank you!

Those are my videographer's constant lights :)

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The constant lights briefly shown are my videographer's since we were filming at night for most of this video. Unless you mean the modeling light which is coming from my strobe- I keep that on mostly to bring more light in the studio- but it's not affecting the final image :)

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Hi Dan! Good question. So I have my regular Rotalux soft box and then here is the inverse mounting system I use to have the light facing the opposite direction: www.adorama.com/el26329.html?gclid=CjwKCAiArIH_BRB2EiwALfbH1Fr6bxgbDgGwulnArig-gcShn2KbUfUSrX3MrwhBFe1Ic199sgafMBoCztcQAvD_BwE& The silver metal completely blocks the back end so you don't have to worry about light leakage :)

Also: why no wheels on that c-stand key light stand ?

I think around 27" / 70cm is great!

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I would suggest trying about a foot above your model and to the side like in this photo: bit.ly/3nKSbOA See how thats looking and then adjust as needed :)

@@EmilyTeague a foot measuring from top of the modifier or bottom? Also do you change in size of modifier vs distance from subject to produce soft and or hard light ?

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Haha a cart would definitely be preferable ;)

I promise I’m not making any models go blind 😂

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Awe, thank you!! :)

Actually it’s more than just size that creates soft light. When light passes through multiple layers of diffusion, it becomes softer.