Diffusion: How and Why You Should Use Soft Light

Today we dive into why and how to diffuse your lighting for better videos and photos. We’ll discuss how to control diffusion and what the effects of soft light have on our videos. Watch more lighting videos here.

These tips will work with any video or photography light as long as you have enough light output. If you’re shopping for LED lighting gear, check out these comparisons and reviews.

Lights Used

• Round Edge Lit LED Panel
• Aputure 120D LED

Diffusion Tools Shown

• 5 in 1 Reflector (amazon.com)
• Umbrella (amazon.com)
• Sheet of Diffusion Material (amazon.com)
• Diffusion Gel Kit
  4×4 Diffusion Frame
• 4×4 Diffusion Sheet for Frame
• Large Chinese Lantern (amazon.com)
• $19 Softbox (amazon.com)
  • Budget Softbox Review
• Aputure Light Dome (amazon.com)
  • Light Dome Review

DISCLAIMERS:
Some of these links have an affiliate code, if you purchase gear with these links I will receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you!

This video was not paid for by outside persons or manufacturers.
No gear was supplied to me for this video.