Soft Light

Chimera soft box on 2.5 kw HMI Light
A light source which produces light with a soft shadow pattern.

A soflight effect can be achieved in a number of ways:

By reflecting a hard light source off a reflector board such as white polystyrene sheet. Known as a bounce light.

By adding a soft box such as a Chimera to the front of the light source.

By adding diffusion material such as Lee Frost to the front of the light source.

By using a lighting unit which is designed specifically to produce soft light such as a Rifa Light , Space Light orĀ  Kino Flo

Soft lighting is more flattering for portraiture and gives a more natural look than a direct hard light

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