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.

Courtney Ebert's Light photos

My hard light photo is one of monks. The light is very directional.

My soft light photo is one of an African girl crying. The lighting makes it more somber.

For my diffused light photo, I could not pick between two. One is underwater and the other is light coming through a haze.

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.