Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Photography and portraiture - Is the light generated by the soft box on the left and the naked lamp on the right soft or hard when taking portraits? How would you describe him?

Is the light generated by the soft box on the left and the naked lamp on the right soft or hard when taking portraits? How would you describe him?

On the left is a soft light box, and on the right is a naked light. If the naked light is stronger than the left light, the soft light on the left is only used as auxiliary light, and the light effect is hard light.

Soft boxes are used on both sides, which are softer, and bare lamps are used for hard light. The difference between the two is that the former scatters light, the light is soft, the contrast is small and the color tone is rich. The latter has direct light, strong contrast, strong contrast between light and shade and strong three-dimensional sense.