Light clips

Diffused Light: Picture 1

Hard Light: Here

Soft Light: Picture 11

light clips

Diffused: This photo illustrates diffused light with fog and mist over an ice field on Mt. Tomuraushi in Daisetsuzan National Park (in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island).

Soft:  This photo illustrates soft light over a dining area in the Four Seasons on 52nd Street.

Hard: This photo illustrates hard light with a clearly defined shadow.

Light Clips

Soft Light: Afghan women in a shelter: The light entering through the windows creates the effect of soft light.

Diffused Light: (#11 on Big Picture) Girls react after colored powder is thrown on them: The light catches the powder in the air creating diffused light.

Hard Light: (#19 on Big Picture) A coal worker stacks wood : The harsh, short shadows denote hard light. The color of the light is also that of midday when the sun is high in the sky creating a harder light on the subjects.

, Frannie Fabian

Clips in honor of St. Patrick's Day!

As a native of Savannah, Ga, the themes of my photo clips are in honor of St. Patrick's Day.  This first photo contains hard light. The shadows and the light coming off of the backs of the women are the star of this show. The second photo is soft light.  There are not very many shadows.  It looks as though it may have been taken at night time.   I might consider this photo to contain diffused light.  It is a photo of a horse shoe from the Budweiser Clydesdales from Savannah's St. Patrick's day.

Natalie Light Clips

This picture, the first of the slide show, is my example of diffused light. The way the landscape is captured by the smog and mist creates a great ambiance for the Gaza Strip.

This picture, number 7, is my example of direct light. Because the light is directly behind the fishermen, they are completely silhouetted in the landscape. This picture, number 12, of Sasha Obama is also an example because of the directness of the light as she runs down the corridor.

This picture, number 26, is soft light. Because the lighting is less intense, the character and personality of the person plays a bigger role. The light gives way to paying attention to the details of the picture. Also, this picture, number 33, is full of detail because of the soft light in the photograph.

Light Clips

For hard light, I like this photo. You can see the highlights on the foreheads and sharp shadows across the face of the man on the left. Also, you can see sharp shadows on the suit caused by a single source, possibly a spotlight.

This example of soft light, is really cool. You can see the very small shadows under the feet of the men in the foreground. In the background, well, there are a lot of people wearing life jackets!

If I am not mistaken, this is an example of diffused light. I think this picture is taken in the morning which would explain the hazy or foggy appearance of the hills with temples in the background.

Light Pictures

This photo is an example of hard light. The sun is coming from one direction and it creates nice shadows on both of their faces.

The soft light is nice in this photo. The woman's face is completely shown in light. It is a very subtle light that doesn't distract from the emotion of the picture. Photo 7 out of 24

The diffused light in this photo creates a really nice effect. The smoke from the fire creates a nice blue tone to the photo. I also like how the smoke blurs the background so the focus is just on the boy. Photo 2 out of 39

Clips during Spring Break

This is a great example of diffused light. Here, the morning mist creates a dramatic scene of the mustangs.

I thought this was a good example of soft light. The light is either at sunrise, sunset because of the golden tint. Since there's no shadow in the photograph and because the photograph has an overall scene of warmth, I think it's soft light as opposed to hard light.

This obvious example of hard light is interesting because it's shot at a unique angle and the shadows are captured without overpowering the photograph.

Light

Hard light. This photo is compositionally creative and captures an important moment. The details included in the frame all need to be there.

Soft light. Is fluorescent light soft or hard light? Regardless this photo is important. Hospitals are depresssing, cancer is more depressing. But the photographer playfully captures a moment that emphasizes love.

Diffused Light. The subject is a sillouette but enough detail is preserved for the viewer to get a sense of the subject's exhaustion. Follows rule of thirds. I don't like the tree on the left.

Hard Light:
(4th picture in the list) I love the moment in this photo and the boy's face. I really like how the light is used to highlight his figure and enhance the color.

Soft Light:
I love this picture! I really like how the light is soft enough so that you can see the reflections in the eyes of the seals. The color is enriched by the type of light, especially the seal's pink mouth, and because nothing is too bright you notice the penguins in the background and the other birds in the sky. I totally love the moment here, too.

Diffused Light:
I love the color in this picture and how it all leads the eye directly to the forcus of the picture. The diffused light really enhances the drama of the picture as well.

Light Clips

This photo shows hard light because there is a single light source that is making the girls in the foreground have intense shadows on a slick black floor and the girls in the background are only silhouettes.

The is an example of soft light. The light wraps around the model's face.


This photo is a good example of diffused light because the sun it coming through a thick layer of smoke that is covering Cape Town, South Africa.

Katherine Howell's Light Photos

This is my hard light photo. (It's the next to last photo in the album titled "Hometown Pride.") I really like the moment in this picture!

This is my example of a soft light photo. This is just simply cute.

This is the link to my diffused light photo. I love this picture! The way the light is coming through the haze from the snowstorm is beautiful!

Light Examples

I think this is a good example of hard light.

Here is some nice soft light. There are not many shadows, and you can see all the patterns in the algae.

I really like this example of diffuse light. I love the way the dust is diffusing the firelight.

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Hard Light

It's not always a bright, sunny day thing.

Soft Light

From Nat Geo's Feathers of Seduction article - no real shadows, everything just sort of glows.

Diffuse Light 

Not very journalistic, but it's an interesting use of cloud and shadow.

The Good, The Bad, and the Unsure??

This photograph taken of the recent fire on Milledge Avenue is a great representation of good composition such as the rule of thirds, framing and leading lines. I love how sharp and crisp the smoke is in the photograph as well.
In opposition, this photograph is not my favorite. Although it has leading lines and I like the color, the background control...well, I don't think there is much! The photograph is overall too busy...
For this photograph I wasn't sure if it would be possible to make the picture on the cell phone more clear? I like how the person's head is out of focus, but could it be possible to make the sharpness of the device better??

Clips!

I really, really like this picture! I would have tried a different angle, but it's fun and I think for a staged photo that it is composed very well. I like the yarn in the background and the expression of the woman's face.

For a picture I just don't like, there's this. I feel like the horizon is tilted and there is nothing interesting about it. Also, the photography definitely doesn't implement the rule of thirds.

For my questionable picture, this one makes me think. Would a tighter crop work here? Is it too empty up top?

Composition Assignment

This National Georgraphic photo is clean and colorful. (Although my favorite photo of the year is this one, which might get on others' nerves because his hand is cut out of the frame. I'm really just looking for an excuse to share it with someone, since none of my friends cared when I showed it to them last March.)

The photo is bad. The caption is a different matter entirely. It's hard to decide what to look at in this photo. There are random blurry objects in the foreground, and the firefighter is behind bars.

With photos like this, is it just luck? How difficult is it to have control over composition when in a plane or helicopter?

Sunday Photos

I like this picture because I think it's very striking and the firefighter in the back is cool. The woman in my second picture is too dark, and I want to be able to see her expression (although I guess I can imagine it). I was wondering in my third picture about the lighting. It just looks funny to me.

Laine Chiszar's Clips

I liked this picture because the colors all came out well, you can tell it's a bad situation and it forces you to atleast read the headline. The rain factored in just right too because you can tell it's raining but it doesn't distract you from what's going on in the photo.

I didn't like this photo because it took me too long to focus in on what the picture was of and I think a little more contrast would have helped make the scence clearer.

I would have liked to see the patient in focus since it's an article about healthcare but that's obviously not the angle the photographer too...Would it have worked to have some sort of middle ground so that the woman wasn't so out of fucus in this picture?

Photo Clips

I like this photo (photo number 9) because it is very sharp. I also like the smoke in the background. I do not like this photo because it is very dark and there is not a lot of contrast to it. How would you re-stage this photo? It doesn't make me think if a home foreclosure, it looks more like the results of a natural disaster.