Lighting Tutorial: Soft Light vs Hard Light, Diffusers, and Reflectors for Photography

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35 Comments
  1. Tony & Chelsea Northrup says

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  2. Ken Mahannah says

    this book and video content is excellent!

  3. playboybunny says

    Great video!

  4. Basil Gaon says

    Great , Cool,-thanks !!!

  5. George Rady says

    Sooo… soft light for the face… but HARD light for a deeply textured costume or jewelry…

  6. George Rady says

    Ssssh… don’t tell Tony but that IS Chelsea actually punking him… he cuts off the end where she shout “Booo!”

  7. Joe Whats-his-face says that inverse law says that the closer the light the harder the shadows…..Im confused

  8. Ashley Kaye says

    Super helpful!

  9. André W says

    gr8 🙂

  10. YoungBlaze says

    what is the size of that octobox

  11. arrilies biggs says

    Man your an excellent teacher!

  12. Andrew Butler says

    Chelsea's looking a little stiff?

  13. Vanessa P says

    Excellent explanation. Can I use a diffuser in a low light event?

  14. Sandrine Berre says

    very useful and helpful thank you

  15. Paris Soliz says

    Hello can you link me to a light to start off with? Maybe 2 light set and or KITs??? Please things needed?

  16. greenlizardballs says

    where are the dogs

  17. Drew Shriver says

    your model looks distressed and confused

  18. Luca Iacono says

    always great content and superb delivery. thank you so much!

  19. JayMixx Productionz says

    As a novice I learnt so much from this

  20. Karla Olivo says

    Dont lie. Chelsea is mad at you lol

  21. rosa esteves miranda says

    I love the way you explain 😍

  22. Mario says

    Goddamn this is the video I needed. Super helpful, much thanks!

  23. Kellie Kay says

    This was a bit creepy

  24. Zen says

    DOPE!

  25. Addison & Co. says

    I made a little DIY diffuser that works really well for photography and light painting etc. I’d appreciate you guys checking it out!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M7CG_lI13c

  26. Marshall Moses Wiggles Worth says

    Thanks for your knowledge sharing about lighting 🙂

  27. Emile van Rooyen says

    Thanks!!

  28. ruth matona says

    I want to take great pictures of myself

  29. 21Lizzyk says

    So if I'm trying to get the most variety of light possibilities For the most bang for my buck so to say. Should I buy a bulb light stand(idk the correct terminology) and buy some diffusers and reflectors instead of the Octobox light?

  30. Palm 001 says

    Its unclear for me what makes light soft. Multiple directions of light or a bigger size of a light source?

  31. Akshat Chand says

    Such simple explanations…love them !

  32. HRzero8 says

    One of the best explanation.. actually the best .. thank u very much😊 #respect ✌️✌️

  33. Pizza Passta says

    She looks horrified, paralyzed even

  34. Bikram Singh Deka says

    Thank you for posting this video..

  35. Sandy Photography says

    hi tony

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