Photography Lighting

SOFT LIGHTING EFFECTS

I learned how to create Soft Lights, Hard Light, Clam Shell Lighting and Rim Light photographs. To create a Soft Lighting images we used a soft box which reflected the light back to the object which created a clam shell effect. When creating Soft Lighting, we had to make sure that our camera's were set to the following:

• ISO 100
• Shutter Speed: 1/50
• Aperture: 5.6

Here's a few Soft Lighting effects, (shown below):

HARD LIGHTING EFFECTS

Hard Lighting is created by the Rim Light where part of the lighting is blocked so that you focus more on the shadow of the image. When creating Hard Lighting, we had to make sure that our camera's were set to the following:

• Manual
• ISO: 400
• Aperture: 5.6
• Shutter Speed: 1/45

Here's 2 examples of Hard Lighting effects, (shown below):